If you're unsure where to start or how to approach the use case for artificial intelligence (AI) in your product or service the team at Monterail have put together this very useful primer https://www.monterail.com/blog/ai-strategy-a-machine-learning-primer-for-managers
Starting a Marketplace - the best thinking
Andrew Chen has assembled some of the best articles on the challenges and strategies for successfully building out a marketplace business model - https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1016371636260495360.html
Resources for team collaboration
Great resources here for workshopping and team collaboration from Hyper Island - http://toolbox.hyperisland.com/
Great Content Marketing... "How I Built and Launched a Sass Company (for less than 40K)"
The Kissmetrics blog is a great example of using content marketing to build awareness for a product and drive prospective customers further down the customer acquisition funnel. This is a particularly useful article for any first time entrepreneur wanting to build out an MVP for their digital product.
Building Great Teams
An insightful post from the Hyper Island blog with an interesting overview of different approaches to building effective teams. For more in depth reading you can pick up a lot of the article in greater depth at HBR's The New Science of Building Great Teams
The New Yorker's profile of Sam Altman
Really looking forward to Y-Combinator building out more online services and tools. This New Yorker profile of Sam Altman makes for enjoyable beach reading.
Now We're the Copycats!
Reading through the product roadmap for Facebook's Messenger app it's striking how much of their strategy is following the roadmap already delivered by Chinese and Korean messaging apps. This is an interesting piece from Clive Thompson in Wired showing the transition that Chinese tech business are making, from copycats to global innovators.
The Case for Connection Creativity and Production
An interesting piece from James Britton (who I had the pleasure of working with a few years ago when I was managing a couple of projects through Stink Digital in London). James argues (correctly IMHO) for a much more cohesive and collaborative relationship between the creative and production department.
Forbes 30 Under 30
Forbes annual list of young people (under 30) who are killing it in the consumer start up/tech space
The Future of UI?
Ultrahaptics is one of the most interesting startups coming out of the UK. Their technology roadmap should in the near future allow users to control computing devices without needing to wear or touch any physical objects.
"Ultrahaptics has developed a unique technology that enables users to receive tactile feedback without needing to wear or touch anything. The technology uses ultrasound to project sensations through the air and directly onto the user. Users can ‘feel’ touch-less buttons get feedback for mid-air gestures or interact with virtual objects."
How To Choose The Right Product Management Style
An interesting article from Roman Pilcher on the competing styles of Product Manager.
Top 100 Start-Ups Founded by MBA's
From Poets & Quants - Top 100 start-ups founded by MBA graduates
BCG Digital Strategy Framework
The Boston Consulting Group's framework for digital strategy
10 Key Design Trends For 2016
From Fast Company - the key tech trends for 2016
Prospective Hindsight Makes for Better Negotiation Outcomes
An interesting article on an alternative approach to working with your team to establish the baseline risk profile for your project or programme of work. The Pre-Mortem.
A deck to create better decks....
Marta Kagan's 3-part formula to help create better presentations and kill "death by powerpoint".
Dame Whina Cooper/Hohepine Te Wake - One of our greatest New Zealanders
Lean Startup
A useful diagram (not sure of the original attribution) giving a clear overview of Lean Startup.
Agility V Stability
Thoughtful article from McKinsey on the false trade off between agility and stability within organisations.