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== General ==
 
== General ==
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See [[Organising]]
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* http://ircstartups.pbworks.com/ - #startups, non-official hn channel (see also ##hackernews)
 
* http://ircstartups.pbworks.com/ - #startups, non-official hn channel (see also ##hackernews)
  
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* http://paulgraham.com/startupideas.html
 
* http://paulgraham.com/startupideas.html
 
** http://benwerd.com/blog/2012/11/20/recipes-for-startup-failure/
 
** http://benwerd.com/blog/2012/11/20/recipes-for-startup-failure/
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* https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/936615043126370306 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15826445]
  
 
* [http://www.pfinn.net/markets-not-ideas-for-bootstrappers-founders.html What You Really Need Is A Market, Not An Idea]
 
* [http://www.pfinn.net/markets-not-ideas-for-bootstrappers-founders.html What You Really Need Is A Market, Not An Idea]
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* [http://growth.tlb.org/ Startup Growth Calculator] [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8040448]
 
* [http://growth.tlb.org/ Startup Growth Calculator] [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8040448]
  
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=== Entrepreneurship ===
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=== Pitch ===
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* [http://steveblank.com/2012/11/27/open-source-entrepreneurship/ Open Source Entrepreneurship]
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* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elevator_pitch
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* http://postmasculine.com/33-things-every-aspiring-entrepreneur-should-know
 
  
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* http://benogle.com/2013/03/25/an-idea-for-non-technical-founders-service-first-business.html
 
  
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* [http://gilesbowkett.blogspot.ca/2012/10/you-fuckers-are-adorable.html You Fuckers Are Adorable]
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* [http://venturebeat.com/2012/10/06/youve-got-a-problem/ If you can’t explain what you do in one paragraph, you’ve got a problem]
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* http://www.startupengine.org/2013/07/developing-traction.html
 
  
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* http://blog.reemer.com/why-only-fools-write-code-first [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6627964]
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* [http://www.aaronkharris.com/advice-on-pitching Advice on pitching] - Aaron Harris, Tutorspree, Y Combinator Partner [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8174509]
  
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* http://www.bootstrappers.io/ [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8267675]
 
  
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=== Concepts ===
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* https://pitchdeck.improvepresentation.com/what-is-a-pitch-deck
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* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_ecosystem
 
  
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reseller
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* http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2013/10/23/what-should-be-in-a-pitch-deck/
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value-added_reseller
 
  
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_proposition
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* [http://www.pitchenvy.com/ Pitchency] - Showcasing only the best startup pitch decks
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competitive_advantage
 
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_driver
 
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_addressable_market
 
  
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supply_chain
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* http://bestpitchdecks.com/
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_chain
 
  
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_integration
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* [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6931130 Ask HN: Let's open-source our unused pitch decks]
  
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service-level_agreement
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* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23305196
  
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competitive_intelligence
 
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_intelligence
 
  
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* http://www.sourcecon.com/news/2011/07/13/best-practices-for-the-creation-of-a-successful-sourcing-model/
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* http://www.sketchdeck.com/blog/what-we-learned-from-designing-200-pitch-decks [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10056059]
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performance_measurement
 
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_performance_indicator
 
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** http://kpilibrary.com/
 
  
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insourcing
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* Problem & Value Proposition
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** WP: Regional_insourcing
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* Seed: 18 slides, Series A: 24 slides
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* The most popular (60%) primary colour is BLUE
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* For a $2,000,000 raise, companies on average spend $1,100 on design
  
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inshoring
 
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offshoring
 
  
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_process_outsourcing
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* [http://www.thedailymuse.com/entrepreneurship/finding-your-voice-with-the-media-how-to-pitch-a-journalist/ Finding Your Voice With the Media: How to Pitch a Journalist]
  
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* Build Your Target Media List
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* Ready Your Release for Distribution
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* Distributing the Press Release
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* Sending the Supplemental Pitch
  
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* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Model_Canvas
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* https://www.dotdotdot.me/Luke-Meyer/Pitch-Your-Thing-To-Journalists---PR-101 - no archive?
  
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== Management ==
 
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to sort
 
  
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See also [[Organisation]]
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* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22451415
  
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* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_directors
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=== Entrepreneurship ===
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* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directors%27_duties
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* [http://steveblank.com/2012/11/27/open-source-entrepreneurship/ Open Source Entrepreneurship]
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* http://postmasculine.com/33-things-every-aspiring-entrepreneur-should-know
  
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* http://blog.hirelite.com/warning-signs-in-a-non-technical-cofounder-ca
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* http://benogle.com/2013/03/25/an-idea-for-non-technical-founders-service-first-business.html
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* http://humbledmba.com/please-please-please-stop-asking-how-to-find
 
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* http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/15/stop-looking-for-a-technical-co-founder/
 
  
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_management
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* [http://gilesbowkett.blogspot.ca/2012/10/you-fuckers-are-adorable.html You Fuckers Are Adorable]
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* http://www.startupengine.org/2013/07/developing-traction.html
  
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* http://montyprogram.com/hacking-business-model/
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* http://blog.reemer.com/why-only-fools-write-code-first [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6627964]
  
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* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8080442
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* http://www.bootstrappers.io/ [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8267675]
  
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* [http://agile.luminis.nl/?p=28  What’s the effect on requirements engineering when switching from Scrum to KanbanScrum & technical debt]
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* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10090806
  
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* https://hackpad.com/Peter-Corbetts-Management-Hacks-3KJiKExlH74
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=== Concepts ===
  
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* [http://businessofsoftware.org/2013/02/gail-goodman-constant-contact-how-to-negotiate-the-long-slow-saas-ramp-of-death/ Long, Slow, SaaS Ramp of Death] - Gail Goodman, Constant Contact
 
  
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* [https://thelab.o2.com/2013/01/how-do-you-manage/ How do you manage?]
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* [https://startuptoolchain.com/ Startup Toolchain] - progress and solution ideas
  
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* http://meta.genius.com/Genius-the-genius-isms-annotated [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8422964]
 
  
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* http://swombat.com/2013/12/23/three-modern-organisational-structures [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6953636]
 
  
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* [http://handbook.zaarly.com/ Zaarly Employee Handbook]
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* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_ecosystem
  
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* [https://vimeo.com/9270320 Greg Wilson - What We Actually Know About Software Development, and Why We Believe It's True]
 
  
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* [http://kkovacs.eu/free-project-management-template-mil-std-498 A forgotten military standard that saves weeks of work (by providing free project management templates)]
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reseller
  
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* http://www.refactory.com/
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value-added_reseller
  
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* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8406507
 
  
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_device_management
 
  
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co-creation
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_proposition
  
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* http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/26/venture-assistance-a-philosophical-view-of-what-boards-should-and-should-not-do/
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competitive_advantage
  
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* http://life-longlearner.com/bd-101-less-obvious-ways-to-find-a-decision-maker/
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_driver
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* http://life-longlearner.com/how-to-find-a-decision-maker-part-1/
 
  
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* http://www.igda.org/why-crunch-modes-doesnt-work-six-lessons
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_addressable_market
  
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* [http://zachholman.com/posts/chat/ Chat Trumps Meetings]
 
  
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* [http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/blog/2013/02/some-ideas-matter-just-not-the-ones-you-think.html Some ideas matter, just not the ones you think]
 
  
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* [https://medium.com/about-work/1b416524b519 Building Technical Literacy in Business Teams]
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supply_chain
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* [http://pandodaily.com/2013/03/08/attention-ctos-culture-matters/ Attention CTOs: Culture matters]
 
  
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* [http://javatroopers.com/Peopleware.html Peopleware] - This book was written by Tom DeMarco & Timothy Lister.
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_chain
  
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* [http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2013/07/15/entropy_crushers.html Do you want to be an engineer? Entropy Crushers] - A project manager is responsible for shipping a product, whereas a product manager is responsible for making sure the right product is shipped. A program manager is an uber-mutated combination of both that usually shows up to handle multiple interrelated projects. Communication, Decisions, Error Correction
 
  
  
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* [http://www.fastcompany.com/3019758/dialed/offices-for-all-why-open-office-layouts-are-bad-for-employees-bosses-and-productivity Why open-office layouts are bad for employees, bosses, and productivity] [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6775797]
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_integration
  
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* http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/currency/2014/01/the-open-office-trap.html [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7024488]
 
  
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* http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/08/17/in-silicon-valley-mergers-must-meet-the-toothbrush-test/
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service-level_agreement
  
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* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8572493
 
  
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* http://www.mindbench.com/
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competitive_intelligence
  
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* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Johnson_%28engineer%29#Kelly_Johnson.27s_14_Rules_of_Management [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8768886]
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_intelligence
  
  
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* [http://ryanbrink.com/management-is-easy-stop-lying/ Improve as a Leader: Stop Lying]
 
  
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* http://www.sourcecon.com/news/2011/07/13/best-practices-for-the-creation-of-a-successful-sourcing-model/
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporation
 
  
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_title
 
  
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_partnership
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performance_measurement
  
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* http://www.corporateinformation.com/Top-100.aspx?topcase=b
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_performance_indicator
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** http://kpilibrary.com
  
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Semler
 
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** PDF: [http://www.schneede.se/assets/files/Ricardo_Semler.pdf Managing Without Managers] by Ricardo Semler
 
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** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ0FQR2gXe0 Ricardo Semler - Leading by Omission] - If successful business depends on innovation, wonders Ricardo Semler, why are automobiles made essentially the same way today as they were in Ford's first assembly line 100 years ago? Parallel parking is one of " the stupidest things we do," says Semler, "If we had a day, could we not by tomorrow afternoon figure out a way to make a car" that handles better in this common situation -- or, on a grander scale, escape from the "silly concept" of oil dependent transportation altogether? The problem, Semler figures, is that there's "something fundamental about organizations and ' leadership that makes it almost impossible for people inside a business to change their own industry." Industries are based on "formats that are basically legacies of military hierarchies," says Semler, which neglect or deny the power of human intuition and democratic participation. In Semler's own firm, there are no five-year business plans (which he views as wishful thinking), but rather "a rolling rationale about numbers." A project takes off only if a critical mass of employees decides to get involved. Staff determine when they need a leader, and then choose their own bosses in a process akin to courtship, says Semler, resulting in a corporate turnover rate of 2% over 25 years. "We'll send our sons anywhere in the world to die for democracy," says Semler, but don't seem to apply the concept to the workplace. This is a tragic error, because "people on their own developing their own solutions will develop something different.
 
  
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* [https://opsdog.com/ OpsDog] - KPIs, etc.
  
  
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=== Remote ===
 
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* HN: [http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5145097 A Short Rant About Working Remotely]
 
  
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=== Lean ===
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insourcing
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lean_manufacturing
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** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_insourcing
  
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* http://theleanstartup.com/
 
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* http://www.lean.org/whatslean/
 
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* [http://leancanvas.com/ Lean Canvas] - Business Model Canvas Optimized for Lean Startup
 
  
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=== Agile ===
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inshoring
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* http://blog.assembla.com/assemblablog/tabid/12618/bid/87899/Seven-Things-I-Hate-About-Agile.aspx [http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4417558]
 
  
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=== Scrum ===
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offshoring
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* http://lostechies.com/jimmybogard/2012/09/12/why-im-done-with-scrum/
 
  
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=== Managerless ===
 
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* HBR: [https://archive.harvardbusiness.org/cla/web/pl/product.seam?c=573&i=15715&cs=7c855bfce2fd1c3860846954978b1181 First, Let's Fire All The Managers] [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6913879]
 
  
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* http://boingboing.net/2012/04/22/valve-employee-manual-describe.html
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_process_outsourcing
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** http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2013/02/varoufakis_on_v.html
 
  
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* http://ryancarson.com/post/61562761297/no-managers-why-we-removed-bosses-at-treehouse [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6886907]
 
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* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7023299
 
  
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* http://blog.gittip.com/post/26350459746/the-first-open-company
 
  
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* http://holacracy.org/
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* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Model_Canvas
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** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holacracy
 
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* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9205013
 
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* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9301151
 
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=== Salary ===
 
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* [http://figure53.com/notes/2013-08-30-we-just-set-our-salaries/ We just set our salaries by... voting?] [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6306795]
 
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* [http://open.bufferapp.com/introducing-open-salaries-at-buffer-including-our-transparent-formula-and-all-individual-salaries/ Introducing Open Salaries at Buffer: Our Transparent Formula and All Individual Salaries] [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6936085]
 
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* [http://blog.granttree.co.uk/post/70579054648/why-transparent-salaries-make-sense Why transparent salaries make sense] [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6941023]
 
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innovation_management
 
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* http://www.articulateventures.com/thoughts-on-being-an-employer/why-innovation-experts-are-selling-snake-oil/
 
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_foresight
 
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* https://c1.cognician.com/ - software that frames issues by asks questions
 
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* http://drupal.org/project/ideation - crowdsourced feedback, us education ept.
 
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* http://www.huddle.com/this-is-huddle/about-huddle/
 
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* http://goachiev.com/
 
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* http://www.brightidea.com/
 
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* http://www.imaginatik.com/
 
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* http://www.spigit.com/
 
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* http://www.managementinnovation.net/
 
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* http://ryanabbott.com/side-projects-learning-experience-vs-distraction
 
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* [https://www.evernote.com/shard/s10/sh/0580fed9-10ec-4ef6-8349-4b260ef8d257/a5264623e4234d6958727c0b67fa9512 Inspire Talk]
 
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* http://ask.slashdot.org/story/12/01/08/1733220/ask-slashdot-documenting-scattered-sites-and-systems
 
  
 
== Personel ==
 
== Personel ==
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* http://www.ewherry.com/2012/06/the-recruiter-honeypot/
 
* http://www.ewherry.com/2012/06/the-recruiter-honeypot/
 
* http://www.youell.com/matt/writing/?p=898
 
* http://www.youell.com/matt/writing/?p=898
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* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12915809
  
 
* http://collabfinder.com/project
 
* http://collabfinder.com/project
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* https://github.com/darcyclarke/Front-end-Developer-Interview-Questions
 
* https://github.com/darcyclarke/Front-end-Developer-Interview-Questions
 
* http://refer.ly/blog/most-revealing-interview-question/
 
* http://refer.ly/blog/most-revealing-interview-question/
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* https://www.kennethnorton.com/essays/productmanager.html
 
* https://www.kennethnorton.com/essays/productmanager.html
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* http://www.themuse.com/careerpaths/productmanagement
 
* http://www.themuse.com/careerpaths/productmanagement
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* [https://find.xyz/map/product-management-search-engine Product Management Search Engine] - 1000+ articles recommended/written by PMs at Google, FB + almost every other major tech co/startup. No videos/books/product placement, just articles. To suggest new articles, comment on this map. Also accessible at bit.ly/pmengine. [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19047384]
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* http://www.fastcompany.com/1815287/hacker-school-helps-solve-silicon-valleys-hiring-problem
 
* http://www.fastcompany.com/1815287/hacker-school-helps-solve-silicon-valleys-hiring-problem
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* https://medium.com/lessons-learned/80ba19c55883
 
* https://medium.com/lessons-learned/80ba19c55883
  
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* http://ycombinator.com/hdp.html
 
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* http://paulgraham.com/fr.html
 
  
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* http://www.paulgraham.com/guidetoinvestors.html
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* [https://www.intercom.com/blog/the-orange-juice-test/ The Orange Juice Test] - [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17723320]
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* http://iamwil.posterous.com/i-got-into-yc-after-applying-six-times-heres/
 
  
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* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5370427
 
  
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* http://leoexplor.es/angel-investing/2013/03/13/what-do-angel-investors-actually-do-part-1/
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* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-shaped_skills - a metaphor used in job recruitment to describe the abilities of persons in the workforce. The vertical bar on the letter T represents the depth of related skills and expertise in a single field, whereas the horizontal bar is the ability to collaborate across disciplines with experts in other areas and to apply knowledge in areas of expertise other than one's own.
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== Incubators / accelerators ==
 
== Incubators / accelerators ==
 
* http://www.seed-db.com/accelerators
 
* http://www.seed-db.com/accelerators
 
* http://www.davidgcohen.com/2013/08/29/a-shocking-accelerator-story-that-youll-need-to-read-twice/
 
* http://www.davidgcohen.com/2013/08/29/a-shocking-accelerator-story-that-youll-need-to-read-twice/
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== Sourcing ==
 
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=== Media ===
 
=== Media ===
 
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* [http://voicebunny.com/ VoiceBunny] - Fast and professional voices for any type of project.
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* https://medium.com/@oscargodson/thatll-do-pig-that-ll-do-8998f9df9f77#.65ygnw6fy [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11692367]
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* https://github.com/leonar15/startup-checklist - USA [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11994645]

Latest revision as of 11:29, 16 July 2023

and enterprise/corporate. to heavily refactor.

General

See Organising


Pitch



  • Pitchency - Showcasing only the best startup pitch decks


  • Problem & Value Proposition
  • Seed: 18 slides, Series A: 24 slides
  • The most popular (60%) primary colour is BLUE
  • For a $2,000,000 raise, companies on average spend $1,100 on design


  • Build Your Target Media List
  • Ready Your Release for Distribution
  • Distributing the Press Release
  • Sending the Supplemental Pitch


Entrepreneurship

Concepts















Personel


  • Product Management Search Engine - 1000+ articles recommended/written by PMs at Google, FB + almost every other major tech co/startup. No videos/books/product placement, just articles. To suggest new articles, comment on this map. Also accessible at bit.ly/pmengine. [8]




  • WP: T-shaped_skills - a metaphor used in job recruitment to describe the abilities of persons in the workforce. The vertical bar on the letter T represents the depth of related skills and expertise in a single field, whereas the horizontal bar is the ability to collaborate across disciplines with experts in other areas and to apply knowledge in areas of expertise other than one's own.

Incubators / accelerators

Sourcing

PR

Media

  • VoiceBunny - Fast and professional voices for any type of project.

Other

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