Disrupted
by Dan Lyons
A fifty-something journalist joins HubSpot and reports from inside startup culture: age bias, cultishness, and metrics-driven marketing. Funny and bitter; HubSpot disputes much of it.
Read it if…
you want a skeptical outsider's view of startup culture.
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Skip it if…
you want balance; it is one man's grievance, well written.
Try instead: How to Win at College →
Three things you will actually use
- Culture can be a product.
- Age bias is real.
- Ask what the company actually sells.
Do this first
Read the chapter on the candy wall.
Our verdict
Skeptic inside a startup.
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