For newcomers: StartupDigest Reading List is the members-only weekly email newsletter of the best articles in the startup world.

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Last week Brendan McManus re-designed all of our StartupDigest Video pages to make them a little easier on your eyes :)

If you haven’t seen any of our videos before I suggest watching our top 3 talks by Steve Jobs, Sergey Brin, and Peter Thiel.

 - Chris

 

StartupDigest Reading List is curated by:
Chris McCann – Co-Founder, StartupDigest
Chris Burnor – Lead Engineer, StartupDigest

 

 

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Check out these sketchbook videos on “finding the magic sauce of entrepreneurship” and “three things entrepreneurs do” and more from the Kauffman Foundation.

 

 

What You Need to Read This Week

This really applies to any position you are hiring for. Make sure to be kind to new people meeting your company for the first time.

 

An inside look into what buyers are looking for.

 

Using Python’s date functions and can’t remember if uppercase AM/PM is %A or %p? Sure you could go look it up in the documents and scroll down the page until you find what you want. Or, you could go to strftime.org and get all the info you need on one, gorgeous, simple page.

 

I hate how Business Insider sensationalizes titles but this is a good look at a great sign-up flow. I love how Pinterest keeps their entire process very personal.

 

A 7,000 word essay on the idiosyncrasies of salary negotiation. The key point here is to stop feeling guilty about asking for market compensation.

 

 

For newcomers: StartupDigest Reading List is the members-only weekly email newsletter of the best articles in the startup world.

You can become a member for free here.

Welcome back to the StartupDigest Reading List, the members-only guide to the best articles on startup life. This week there is no theme but we have 4 posts from different startup disciplines and perspectives. We also have a soft launch of our new Startup Videossection, a curated list of the best startup talks from around the world.- Chris

StartupDigest Reading List is curated by:
Chris McCann – Co-Founder, StartupDigest

 

 

StartupDigest Reading List is supported exclusively by:
Startup Weekend founders share tips and insights in their first book, How to Take a Company from Concept to Creation in 54 Hours. Funded by the Kauffman Foundation, the book outlines key beliefs that have yielded powerful results. Order your copy by Nov. 8, 2011.

 

 

What You Need to Read This Week

An awesome post of pure epicness for engineers. It’s long but totally worth it.

 

 

This post focuses on term sheets, but it really applies to any business situation. When people show their true colors, always trust your gut.

 

A sobering message from Startup School 2011. Don’t start a startup just for the sake of starting a startup.

 

Traction, traction, traction. Here are a bunch of different marketing verticals which you can use to get distribution.

 

My co-founder Brendan watches a ton of business/startup videos so we figured it would be a good thing to compile all of the good ones into one place for you.

 

Find all of the best articles on starting, joining, and leading a startup here.