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Agile Buro Agile Buro connects innovative ideas, talented teams and capital to solve big problems.

So far we have invested in 11 projects shaping the future of art, publishing, transportation, food and video industry. Our team consists of 26 experts in design, engineering, marketing, machine learning and advanced algorithms, united by core beliefs and lofty objective to perfect the world around us.

Steve Blank on data streams that every founder needs, putting all of them together and building an information culture t...
04/06/2018

Steve Blank on data streams that every founder needs, putting all of them together and building an information culture that will help you get to product/market fit.

And why “just asking customers” isn’t enough

CB Insights analyzed 28 of the best VC hits of all time from web archives, books, S-1s, founder interviews, and more. Re...
03/26/2018

CB Insights analyzed 28 of the best VC hits of all time from web archives, books, S-1s, founder interviews, and more. Read what they learned in the article

These venture bets on startups that "returned the fund," making firms and careers, were the result of research, strong convictions, and patient follow-through. Here are the stories behind the biggest VC home runs of all time.

Twenty years ago, no one recognized the Netflix logo. Today, with more than 100 million members, customers instantly ide...
03/15/2018

Twenty years ago, no one recognized the Netflix logo. Today, with more than 100 million members, customers instantly identify the logo and trust Netflix. Here is the story of creating the brand.

How Netflix defined a brand that helped it to build a great product, and vice-versa. (I was VP Product from 2005–2010.)

The inspiring story of how Aaptiv went from burning $2.4m a month to being free cash flow positive in 7 months
03/15/2018

The inspiring story of how Aaptiv went from burning $2.4m a month to being free cash flow positive in 7 months

This article is by Ethan Agarwal, founder and CEO of Aaptiv, a digital health company with nearly 200k paying members.

"If you want to learn more about who’s using your app, read what they’re saying in app reviews." John Saito was on a mis...
03/01/2018

"If you want to learn more about who’s using your app, read what they’re saying in app reviews." John Saito was on a mission to read thousands of Dropbox reviews and here is what he discovered

What I learned from reading thousands of app reviews

"The truth is, the best system is one that's easily changed as your company grows and changes. Constant iteration means ...
02/20/2018

"The truth is, the best system is one that's easily changed as your company grows and changes. Constant iteration means you're doing all the right things." Discover Betterment's way to a perfect performance management system

As Founder and CEO of Betterment, Jon Stein realized startups can't just establish one way to measure employee performance — they have to continually iterate as they grow. Here's how to do it well.

The trajectory of your product quality matters way more than where it is today
02/13/2018

The trajectory of your product quality matters way more than where it is today

Which deserves more attention: a big wound that’s healing, or a tiny tumour that’s growing? Always consider trajectory when assessing business problems.

Three common ways companies use to unleash the innovation: follow mega trends, keep it simple, fail and scale fast
02/06/2018

Three common ways companies use to unleash the innovation: follow mega trends, keep it simple, fail and scale fast

When Disruption Is The Only Evolution

TechCrunch looked at some of the top-returning large exits of past year, and there are no best-known brands among them
01/30/2018

TechCrunch looked at some of the top-returning large exits of past year, and there are no best-known brands among them

Big IPOs by the best-known brands tend to dominate attention in startup circles. But when it comes to delivering significant returns on invested capital,..

Just because the technology already exists doesn’t mean there is no innovation to be had
01/26/2018

Just because the technology already exists doesn’t mean there is no innovation to be had

The technologists scoffed at those early Slack valuations.

Where might design be going within start-ups in 2018? Discover highlights and results of NEA research from over 350+ com...
01/18/2018

Where might design be going within start-ups in 2018? Discover highlights and results of NEA research from over 350+ companies

We launched the Future of Design in Start-Ups survey last year to set a baseline for how design operates in the tech ecosystem and also to begin to track what value is created by design in fast growing companies.

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