FG Newsletter #355
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BIG TECH NEWS
Elon Musk & more CEO’s leave Trump advisory councils following Paris agreement withdrawal
techcrunch.com
Meal ingredient delivery service Blue Apron is the next big consumer IPO
techcrunch.com
Former Mozilla CEO raises $35M in under 30 seconds for his browser startup Brave
techcrunch.com
Uber Posts $708 Million Loss as Finance Head Leaves
wsj.com
Hubble, a ‘digital platform’ to help businesses find flexible office space, raises £1.2M
techcrunch.com
LONG READS
Mary Meeker’s 2017 internet trends report
recode.net
This Millennial Created A $1M, Ultra-Lean Business While Traveling Abroad
forbes.com
A Year of Google Maps & Apple Maps
justinobeirne.com
OPINION
The meeting that showed me the truth about VCs
techcrunch.com
A beginner’s guide to Ethereum tokens
coinbase.com
Trickle-down workaholism in startups
signalvnoise.com
Experimenting with a 4-day work week
wildbit.com
STRATEGY
Startup Growth Guide by Julian Shapiro
julian.com
The $1,500 Facebook Audience Experiment: 1% vs. 5% vs. 10% Lookalike
adespresso.com
Lessons Learned Hiring Ghostwriters
artplusmarketing.com
Finding and Fixing Conversion Problems with Google Analytics
conversionxl.com
COMMUNITY NEWS
Stripe launches Stigma, business data at your fingertips
stripe.com
Pinboard Acquires Delicious
pinboard.in
Google Sheets now uses machine learning to help you visualize your data
techcrunch.com
Tropical SaaS, the unconference for SaaS People (2-3 Nov, Spain)
tropicalsaas.com
Password manager OneLogin hacked
zdnet.com
PRODUCTS & TOOLS
Pleo – A company card that does your expense reports
pleo.io
AudioNotes – Easily record and share audio messages from your Mac menubar
audionot.es
MICRO – The World’s Smallest Universal Travel Adapter
kickstarter.com
Minimalist Scandinavian Wall Clock
amazon.com
INTERESTING
The rise of the QR code and how it has forever changed China’s social habits
scmp.com
David Chang’s Unified Theory of Deliciousness
wired.com
Why citizenship is now a commodity
bbc.com
Going underground: the Moscow metro
reuters.com