For companies that have gone or are planning to go to a hybrid-remote model, @chris_herd explains why "hybrid" needs to mean the same thing to management and employees, because it often doesn't.

The Sisyphean cycle of technology panics (and how to break it). In his new book, @heyfeifer writes about @OrbenAmy’s four-step theory for what keeps happening when a new technology takes hold, especially with young people.

Founder & CEO of @Firstbase, @chris_herd, explains why he believes remote startups will win the war for top talent: future.com/remote-startups-h…

Data Room Red Flags 🚩 🚩 🚩 Your data room doesn't need to be perfect, but here are a few things that will give investors pause.

What shouldn’t you include in your data room? Five things often seen in data rooms that @venturetwins wouldn’t recommend including, unless an investor specifically asks for them.

Lifetime value / Customer acquisition cost: are you making money on the average customer, after accounting for the costs of acquiring and serving them? Payback period: a measure of how long it takes for the profit generated by the customer to “pay back” the cost of acquisition.

Usage data — this will vary based on type of company, but in general you’ll want to include: ✅ How your user base is scaling over time ✅ Where you are acquiring users and cost ✅ How often and long users are engaging with the product ✅ How users are retaining over time

Historical P&L and burn: The path from gross revenue through net income (loss) through cash outflow on a monthly basis. Break out different types of revenue (if applicable) and major costs. Add your cash balance if you’re not including a balance sheet and cash flow statement.

“We have a special culture and we need the social connection of the office.” A Gartner survey of 5,000 workers found that remote and hybrid employees actually reported higher culture satisfaction than on-site employees. bit.ly/3AjTXNN

Insights from our Web3 Water Cooler — a Slack chat about a trending topic in crypto moderated by editor @jbensonwrites. This week @chaserchapman, @austin_hurwitz & @nuzayraesq discuss the intellectual property frameworks surrounding NFTs. Read more: future.com/thinking-through-…

The concern about social media’s effect on teens might seem like a uniquely modern debate, but this has happened before. A 1941 report from The Journal of Pediatrics concluded that many children had become addicted to the latest technology: radio.