Here it is: for all you lovers of good stories, educational reads and inspiring copies, we’ve just prepared a list of Medium publications worth following. As you’ll soon see, all of them are perfect for CEOs, managers and business founders. But if you’re none of them, then read on still because each of these unique collections offers something to learn from.
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Better Marketing
“Better Marketing is here for those of you who need to gather attention for a great product. Our goal is to help you become the kind of marketer the world desperately needs: the kind that can deliver and deliver the right way. We’ll cover every aspect of what it means to be that kind of marketer.”
Wherever you stand in your company, having at least some marketing knowledge isn’t bad at all. Programmers, salespeople, support, founders and CEOs – all of us will benefit from knowing how to get your business our there.
And Better Marketing at Medium is an endless fond of ideas. Every article curated in this collection will supply you with everything you need to up your marketing skills and get inspired to create a better business strategy. And while that’s the main theme of the publication, you’ll also discover quite a few gems on leading and managing your team as well as your own growth.
Check out these:
- Without a Plan, You Do What’s Passive and Easy
- 5 Ways to Revive Old Content and Not Start From Scratch
- Why a Failed Business Is Never a Complete Failure
- How To Create a Visually Appealing Instagram Grid Layout
Forge
“We provide a toolbox of research- and expert-backed strategies to be more productive, inspired, and whole, and mind-expanding ideas about how we humans are navigating this big, complicated world.”
Forge is an impressive collection of articles on all things personal growth. And we all need a little guidance in this department, no matter where you are in your life right now.
Follow Forge on Medium if you need additional inspiration about your career, leadership, productivity or setting up these good habits (and sticking to them!).
Check out these:
- How to Keep Going When You Don’t Know What’s Next
- How to Manage Someone Who Used to Be Your Peer
- Embrace Your Stress
- 10 Bad Habits of Unsuccessful People
- At Work, Are You an Integrator or a Segmenter?
Entrepreneur’s Handbook
“Entrepreneur’s Handbook is a publication dedicated to helping entrepreneurs succeed. It features founder stories, design articles, and startup deep dives, hard life experiences, advice, and creative thinking.“
The name says it all: in this collection, you’ll find articles all related to entrepreneurship and leading your people to success. From dealing with failure to attracting investors, Entrepreneur’s Handbook gives you all the inspiration you need to work on your business harder – day by day.
Check out these:
- 40 Alternative Words to Use Instead of “Newsletter”
- 14 Ideas to Be Micro-Productive On Your Phone Rather Than Go on Social Media
- This Is What It Takes to Go from $0 to $1 Million in Less Than One Year
- Raising Seed Funding From a Traditional VC Is Harder Than Ever. Here’s Why
- Ray Dalio’s 5-Step Process for Effectively Managing Your Startup
Management Matters
“There’s plenty out there for the C-suite. What about the rest of us-the high potential managers & up-and-comers. The future C-suite. Real leadership & management advice for front- and middle-management. A publication focused on management matters, because great management matters.”
Management Matters is your place to go if you want to become a better leader for your people. Discover a number of fresh, down-to-earth and practical guides on all issues that managers face daily.
Check out these:
- The Water Cooler Coach — How to Improve Your Team on Your Break.
- Escaping the game-playing leader
- 5 Ways To Create The Best Onboarding Experience
- How Not to be a Small “m” Manager
- 12 Things Excellent Leaders Do Differently
Psychology of Stuff
“Interesting thoughts at the intersection of technology, psychology, and business”
Entrepreneurship isn’t only about the finances and innovation and team-leading… and all those good things. There’s also a good bit of psychology and in Psychology of Stuff, you’ll regularly find interesting pieces that will open your eyes to a variety of matters – on your personal and professional level alike.
Check out these:
- Learn How To Avoid Distraction In A World That Is Full Of It
- How Netflix’s Customer Obsession Created a Customer Obsession
- How to Design an Online Course with a 96% Completion Rate
- Want to Design User Behavior? Pass the ‘Regret Test’ First
- The Five Biggest Myths of Consumer Psychology
The Ready
“Lessons from our quest to change how the world works. Topics include org design, self-organization, and dynamic teaming.”
No matter what kind of business you have, The Ready has something for you. In this collection, you’ll find advice on all thing related to organizing your company and teams – and your own work as well. Supported with a good dose of psychology, The Ready gives you a read that is both inspiring and educational.
Check out these:
- Beyond Agile: Why Agile Hasn’t Fixed Your Problems
- Designing the Intentional Organization
- How Your Organization Can Make Great Decisions By Default
- What All Great Teams Practice
- A Practical Guide to Cross-Functional Work
Hackernoon
“Who reads Hacker Noon?
Technologists, Software Developers, Bitcoiners, Blockchain Enthusiasts.”
Hackernoon is a go-to piece for developers and techies, but not only. Marketers and founders will also find here a huge load of knowledge, inspiration, tips and case studies. Follow to get a regular supply of entrepreneurial and growth ideas.
Check out these:
- Marketing 401 for Engineers: Stages of Going to Market
- Why Build a Custom Content Recommendation Engine?
- The Problemeter: A sheet that helps startups solve the right problem
- How to deal with tricky questions
- Will AI Take Over The World?
Art+Marketing
“We publish creators. Why they make. How they see. What they do. Everyday is the creators’ perspectives. “
Both as a marketer and entrepreneur, you sometimes (only sometimes?) need to get creative. Art+Marketing is your place to be if you want to stay inspired all the time. Here’s where you can learn more about creativity – for marketing and business-related matters.
Check out these:
- 10 cold email tips I used to get 60,000 signups
- 9 Helpful Tips That Will Boost Your Productivity At Home
- 5 Smart Reasons to Create Content Outside Your Niche
- 24 Habits That Will Make You Smarter Every Day
- Which of the 9 Kinds of Intelligence Do You Have?
The Helm
“Business Leaders, in their own words. The Helm is a carefully curated collection of insightful content from the business frontlines.”
On top of all leadership-related publications on Medium, The Helm is one of those worth mentioning. Practical yet innovative in their thinking processes, authors in this curated collection deliver only the pieces that can potentially change the way you perceive entrepreneurship. And, of course, get inspired to do better.
Check out these:
- 13 Guerrilla Networking Hacks … That Actually Work
- Why There’s More to Understanding Your Heart-Centered Business Than You Think.
- Yes, You Can Have Personality And Still Be Professional In Business
- Never Avoid Talking About Your Business
Better Programming
“Advice for programmers.”
For the most part, articles in Better Programming refer to – surprise, surprise! – coding. Giving practical solutions to practical problems, Better Programming is your #1 developer publication on Medium. But even if you don’t code, this collection will offer a bunch of topics on productivity, goal setting and team-leading.
Check out these:
- Getting Started As a Data Scientist
- Functional vs Object-Oriented Programming
- What to Do When You’ve Inherited Dysfunctional Code
- Why Your Developers Should Support Customers
Got your favourite?
The publications we’ve selected are those you won’t find on the Medium’s top bar – but they’re worth checking out and following. We encourage you to dig deep into each of them and save up all those articles worth coming back to.
And, of course, don’t forget to share them with us. 🙂
