Startup Grind Durham

03/24/2015

Title and job descriptions do matter: Why We Removed the Word 'Hacker' From Buffer Job Titles http://ow.ly/KK21l

At Buffer, we're working on developing more diversity. And that includes small changes to be more inclusive that begin with our job descriptions.

02/12/2015

Buffet http://ow.ly/3x7XiL

Answer (1 of 5): This is my buffet strategy, as developed with my classmate during Econs lessons in JC. Pre-buffet week 1. For the week before the buffet, you have to begin conditioning your tummy. What this means is that for at least one meal a day, eat till you're full (even if it's just brea...

02/06/2015

MBA Mondays Reblog: Sunk Costs http://ow.ly/3x2nQj

MBA Mondays Reblog: Sunk Costs The Gotham Gal and I made a decision recently where we had a bunch of sunk costs. It reminded me of this post and I am going to reblog it today. —————————————- Sunk Costs are time and money (and other resources) you have already spent on a project, investment, or some…

01/23/2015

Wow... This is an amazing deal. still aggressive with user acquisition http://ow.ly/i/8mjiq

01/19/2015

Breaking Into Startups with a non-tech background is hard. But not impossible http://ow.ly/3vNjh0

From Cello to Investment Banking to Altschool

01/13/2015

"sleeping like a baby" is vital for learning http://ow.ly/HgTvD

Regular and lengthy naps are the key to memory and learning in early life, say scientists.

01/13/2015

Hi, it’s Google Corporate Development — interesting story about google recruitment http://ow.ly/HgVOH

March 2014. Five years have passed since I sold my last startup, and I’m wondering if the new venture will ever work. It…

01/08/2015

These college roommates made six-figure incomes recruiting Lyft users http://ow.ly/3vJfJt

As Myles Hunter recounts how he and his roommate, Ari Stiegler, made six-figure incomes during his senior year at the University of Southern California, he sounds like he still can’t quite believe it really happened.

01/07/2015

Antibiotic Pulled From Dirt Ends 25-Year Drug Drought - Bloomberg http://ow.ly/GXKDT

Scientists have discovered an antibiotic capable of fighting infections that kill hundreds of thousands of people each year, a breakthrough that...

01/07/2015

Apple’s next major Mac revealed: the radically new 12-inch MacBook Air http://ow.ly/3vIi4C

Apple is preparing an all-new MacBook Air for 2015 with a radically new design that jettisons standards such as full-sized USB ports, MagSafe connectors, and SD card slots in favor of a markedly th...

01/07/2015

I am Elon Musk, CEO/CTO of a rocket company, AMA! http://ow.ly/GU9WT

Zip2, PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla and SolarCity. Started off doing software engineering and now do aerospace & automotive. Falcon 9 launch webcast...

01/06/2015

Our System Is So Broken, Almost No Patented Discoveries Ever Get Used | WIRED http://ow.ly/GT3RC

The unspoken reality is that the U.S. patent system creates a market so constricted by high transaction costs and legal risks that it excludes the...