Best Of

Data Analyses

• Which technologies do startups use?

• Salary/equity benchmarks for different job roles and company sizes

• The relationship between a startup’s location and its chances of success

The Value of Data

• The Value of Data, Part 1: Using data as a competitive advantage

• The Value of Data, Part 2: Building valuable datasets

• The Value of Data, Part 3: Data business models

Seed Stage Logistics

• How to write start-up updates, why these updates are valuable to founders, and how to get even more value out of them.

• Common early stage startup mistakes

Pitching and Fundraising

• Tips for demo day pitches (part 1, part 2)

• An analogy between startup pitches and movies

Fundraising

• An algorithm for going through the fundraising process

• General fundraising tips

• Viewing your round from an investor’s point of view

• Making sure your roadmap for getting to the next round is realistic

Book/talk notes

• Notes from SalesConf (useful even if you have no experience with sales)

• Notes on the book The Art of Profitability (which covers a lot of business models)

• Notes on a talk by DJ Patil: Building Great Data Products

Misc

• The road to success is paved with discomfort

• Valuing stock options (from an employee’s perspective)

• The value of taking time off

• An open letter to demo day startups