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CMO secrets revealed.
“13 marketing leaders share secrets that will change how you market today.” Okay that headline might oversell it, but this is educational anyway. | learn more
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Five ways to grow through SEO that are not content marketing.
“Yes, we all know that when it comes to Search, original content is king. But there are multiple effective ways to generate quality and original SEO traffic. And some of those ways don’t require writing a single article.” | learn more
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Joining hypergrowth startups.
“The advice is meant for anyone joining the early stages of a hypergrowth team (15-150 people; multiplying in revenue, investments and/or headcount). Usually in the first 1-3 years of a startup. Most of the advice I would not give in […]
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Venture capital returns are very skewed.
“In those posts I was analyzing data from Correlation Ventures that showed … that 65% of investment rounds fail to return 1x capital and only 4% return greater than 10x capital.” | learn more
tech, startups, internet
DNA synthesis at scale.
This interview with Emily Leproust, co-founder and CEO of Twist Bioscience, is part personal bio, part founding story, and part glimpse into the future of a bio-based economy. I came away impressed by her as a businessperson and leader! | learn more
tech, startups, internet
How on earth I became an entrepreneur.
“I was first alerted of my uselessness in 1995, when ~ fresh out of college ~ I worked as an intern at the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting in New York City.” | learn more
fun facts
A new lion roars into town.
“A cub was born at the [Lincoln Park] zoo Tuesday, marking the first time an African lion cub has been born there in 20 years, according to a zoo news release.” | learn more
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How much gold is there in the world?
A five minute video. Did you know that 90% of recycled gold currently comes from jewelry? | learn more
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Typography is impossible.
“The practical guide to why laying out type never quite does what you want.” | learn more
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Behind each plastic bottle cap is a careful engineering process.
Heinz Ketchup, Sriracha, and Vita Coco have very innovative caps. “Let’s take a look at what goes into a few of these mechanical marvels with the help of our industrial CT scanner.” | learn more