You Get One Shot: Earn It.
By Taylor J Wallace
The Pity Badge Is Tired
This “Pity me, because I work too hard to try harder at progressing towards my dreams” thing is tired....
A Buddhist Monk’s Take on Business
By Burak Bilgin
Today’s post will be about a different approach to business and life. It will be about the work of a Buddhist monk /...
91 Global Startups Are Now Unicorns Worth $1 Billion or More
By Larry Kim
More companies outside of the U.S. are reaching unicorn status at a quicker pace than ever before.
Membership in the Unicorn Club is exploding....
Who owns the internet?
Six perspectives on net neutrality
By Medium Staff
This week, the Federal Communications Commission will vote on the future of net neutrality. Whether you’ve been following the...
Don’t quit your job yet: how to lay the foundation for a successful startup
By Aytekin Tank
Humans are wired to love a good before-and-after story.
We crave transformation, whether it’s fixing up an old house or turning a clever idea...
What Having A Job Taught Me About Success
By Tim Denning
Take a step back and think about a time you had a job or a job you have right now. Have you ever...
You Make Or Break Your Life Between 5-7 AM
By Benjamin P. Hardy
While serving a humanitarian and ecclesiastical mission at the age of 20, I learned potentially the most important lesson of my life.
How...
How I made $200,000 when I was 16 years old
By Rodney Gainous Jr
About three years ago, I published a story about how the Twitter app I built in high school, Follow, reached 150,000 downloads in two years....
COMMENT: How robots, chatbots will change the way you handle your money
The future of payments will be like a sci-fi movie where NFC and facial recognition will enable payments. Currency notes will become a thing...
Here are 10 ways to become a better salesman
By Harsimran Julka
While working in Singapore with India’s largest software outsourcing company Tata Consultancy Services, Shankar G discovered that there was no proper mechanism...
3 Skills You Need To Master In The First Year Of Your Startup.
The first year of a startup school shouldn’t be seen as make or break.
So many startups just look at the prize in the distance,...
If You Don’t Eliminate This Habit, You Will Never Grow
I had to stop doing this to finally start being consistent.
“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to...
The Unseen Billy Graham.
Upside down, spine facing the ground, tucked up under my arm, front-side facing my armpit.
It took some work, but I carried Billy Graham with...
Basic Guide to Growing Money
My newest obsession has been learning about money. This is not something I learned growing up. Now that I’m 29 and have read several...
How To Influence People
We all want to be cookie cutter good citizens that pay our tax’s, get married young, have two perfect kids, drive a perfect car,...
Why slow growth is good for business
“The way the failures die is they run out of money.”
It’s probably no surprise that these words were spoken by Paul Graham during an interview.
What is...
Unemployed At 25: How To Recover
At 25, life got real for me. I got served the sort of challenge that knocks you flat on your ass. It was yet...
How Education Can Change—And is Changing—The World: With Leanne Huebner
By Yitzi Weiner and Casmin Wisner
“Low-income communities bear the brunt of society’s toughest challenges. But these communities still need to educate their stars, and...
3 Insane Lies We Tell Ourselves About Our Need to Learn
Everyone wants to be a master. No one wants to be a student.
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were...
Facebook has a Big Tobacco Problem
Facebook’s problems are more than a temporary bad PR issue. Its behavior contributes to a growing negative view of the entire tech industry.
In 1996,...
Why startups are dying left and right
52 games over the course of six years
That’s how long it took before the creators of Angry Birds launched their successful game from the verge of bankruptcy...
Age is Just a Number..Don’t Let it be an Excuse..
I can’t recall the number of times someone would tell me, “I’m too old for this.”
“I can’t do that anymore — I’m getting too old!”
I’m too old to...
Go-To-Market Fit: The Missing Link for Enterprise Growth
By Bob Tinker and Tae Hea Nahm
If you spend time in the incubators, accelerators, or coffee shops of tech hubs, you’re bound to hear...
Two Principles That Will Help You Form Any Habit
The battle between good and bad habits is something each one of us does daily.
Sometimes we feel motivated, and we managed to do something,...
17 Creative Brainstorming Methods That (Might) Produce Brilliance
Being creative is a muscle — it needs to be worked in order to stay active.
But just like a muscle, it can also get used to...
Do you get the feeling apps are getting dumber?
They are, and that’s a good thing. Behind the surprising simplicity of some of today’s top apps, smart developers are realizing that they’re able...
The Tragedy of Fritz Haber: The Monster Who Fed The World
By the spring of 1915, The Great War had already scattered the shredded, rotting flesh of men and boys across the once lush Belgian...
The Importance of Building a Platform Company in the Modern Economy
Working with early-stage companies is an exciting opportunity, whether it is reviewing potential investments as an angel investor or advising those in the community...
Why It Is So Important To Travel
The importance of travel.
Travel changes the mind. Expands the soul and connects us to our spirit.
I have a rule that every 6 months I must travel...
10 Daily Habits That Will Improve Your Life
In the sea of habits that could enhance your life, only a few of them stand out from the rest and give you an...
13 Things You Should Give Up If You Want To Be Successful
”Somebody once told me the definition of hell:
“On your last day on earth, the person you became will meet the person you could have become.” — Anonymous
Sometimes,...
Forget About Setting Goals. Focus on This Instead.
Author:James Clear
We all have things that we want to achieve in our lives — getting into better shape, building a successful business, raising a wonderful family,...
Startup Funding: What It’s Going To Take To Get That First Check From An...
Author: Poornima Vijayashanker
Interview with Investment Partners at XFactor Ventures Danielle Morrill CEO and Founder of Mattermark and Ooshma Garg CEO and Founder of Gobble
All this month we’ve been exploring how...
Is This the Society We Really Want?
Author: John Battelle
Technology’s march is taken as gospel. But if we’ve learned anything from the past year, it’s that Valley giants often miss key human...
Why I left Google to join Grab
Author: Steve Yegge
After nearly 13 years at Google, I have finally left the nest! Never thought it would happen. I always thought I would die...
Why Business Design is the Most Important Skill of the Future
Author: David Schmidt
The times of pure Design Thinking are over: Certainly, the last years have seen the rise of Design Thinking and similar processes (most lately design sprints)...
