Leapfrogging Venture Capital at Home and Abroad via Impact Investingby Victor Grau SerratWhile neither venture capital or impact investing alone is the panacea to end global poverty—market-based approaches have a big role in alleviating poverty.Continue
Validate your startup idea before building anythingby Dave Sloan5 steps every entrepreneur should take to before building a product.Continue
“The Art of a Turd Sandwich: Be Wise When You Criticize”by Leah ZionsWhen you get stuck the craptastic task of delivering constructive criticism—remember that a real leader has the ability to turn potholes into mountains.Continue
Announcing: Startups Liveby Wil SchroterStartups Live is a moderated, members-only Slack community where we're pulling together the smartest Founders (and their teams) into a single discussion for one hour every day.Continue
Business Lessons From “The Art of War” by Sun Tzuby Dylan BirdLessons can be learned in the most unexpected places. They are there waiting for you and I to find them, pull them out, and put them to use— even if they're from the 5th century BC. Learn what a 2,400 year old book taught me about business.Continue
PR for Startups: How to Use PR for Massive Growthby Anna BolenderPR is a great way to get your market’s attention and foster growth when your startup doesn't have a marketing budget.Continue
The Full List of 400+ Slack Communitiesby Alex KistenevCommunities built on Slack are skyrocketing, see the full list.Continue
The Startups.co Guide : Hacking Your Inbox For Maximum Productivity (Part 6/6)by Wil SchroterMaximize every part of the emails you send by leveraging your email footer to answer any questions, provide best practices or loop in your VA.Continue
The Startups.co Guide : Hacking Your Inbox For Maximum Productivity (Part 5/6)by Wil SchroterSpend less time on email, and more on the better things in life by working these tools and systems into your routine. By shaking things up a little, we promise you’ll be the envy of your favorite coworking spot because of how dang productive you are without your old email routine.Continue
Efficiently Launching Your New Web-Based Business Idea in 2017by James MorrellBefore you approach investors, focus on building out and maturing your idea—which can be faster and cheaper than you’d think.Continue