The Mysterious Case of the Startup CEO
⚡ Speed Run Notes The startup CEO job is the only job where the description changes every month…
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Articles on Entrepreneurship — from Yu-kai Chou, creator of the Octalysis Framework.
Top 10 Mistakes I Made as an Entrepreneur (Lessons Learned)
⚡ Speed Run Notes The expensive mistakes are almost never the ones that feel expensive in the moment.…
The Development Paradox: Why Your Greatest Risk Isn’t Losing Trained Talent
Many managers anchor their development decisions on a single anxious question: What if we invest heavily in developing…
7 Types of Leaders based on Vision, Execution, and Empathy
Author Credibility: Yu-kai Chou Yu-kai Chou created the Octalysis Framework after studying gamification since 2003 — years before…
A CEO’s account of how his Startup Failed (RewardMe)
A post that will cost me $25,000 (regarding how I lost $1 Million in Funding) This post has…
Black Hat Motivation in Fundraising: Why CD6 + CD8 Close Deals
I closed my first venture round at $1.05 million instead of the $600K we’d been chasing for over…
The First 90 Days of Being an Entrepreneur
In most people’s minds, the hardest part about being an entrepreneur is starting. That’s actually not true. Starting…
Mousetrap on Termites: Build What Your Customers Want
Author Credibility: Yu-kai Chou Yu-kai Chou created the Octalysis Framework after studying gamification since 2003 — years before…
A recession is the best time to invest in startups, but not the best time to raise funds
[Editor’s Note: This post originally featured a Viddler video that is no longer available due to the platform’s…