Recommended Reading: April 21, 2015

Robert Szilinski failed with his startup Social PM and shares his ten most important learnings on Gründerszene.de. Very worth reading for every startup founder!

http://www.gruenderszene.de/allgemein/social-pm-scheitern-erfahrungsbericht

Here are all the brands that appear in 'House of Cards' season 3

The market research agency concave checked the Netflix hit series “House of Cards” for product placements and found that Apple devices in particular are often visible in close-up:

While Apple may be the brand with the overall most visibility across seasons, as Concave notes, 24% of Samsung's screen time is in the form of close-ups.

http://uk.businessinsider.com/house-of-cards-season-3-brands-2015-3?r=US

Comrade Home Computer: This is how the digital age began behind the Iron Curtain

t3n takes a journey back in time to the 70s and 80s and shows in a picture gallery how home computers developed in Eastern Europe:

An early example of this is the IMKO-1, which was manufactured in Pravetz, Bulgaria in 1979. It was an Apple II clone, of which only around 50 were made.

http://t3n.de/news/genosse-heimcomputer-begann-605451/

How much do musicians really make from Spotify, iTunes and YouTube?

Evidence of how much musicians actually earn from streaming services:

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/03/how-much-musicians-make-spotify-itunes-youtube

Sleep: Why Successful Entrepreneurs Snooze More and Work Less

Is sleep really a waste of time?

Those who are sleep deprived in fact have been shown to be more irritable, forgetful and anxious, and to suffer other mental effects. Those not sleeping enough also lack concentration, coordination and energy throughout the workday. A combination of any of these effects is hardly optimal for achieving success, especially when running a business.

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/244723