Nicolas ColinJan 142 min read
TheFamily Papers
The Updated List, in Reverse Chronological Order
By Nicolas Colin (Co-Founder & Partner) | TheFamily


TheFamily Papers series is published in English on a regular basis. It covers various areas such as entrepreneurship, strategy, finance, and policy, and is authored by TheFamily’s partners as well as occasional guest writers. Below is the updated list of those papers, in reverse chronological order.
From Startup to Company, One Step at a Time
Entrepreneurs should focus on the right steps at the right time: first, marketing; then, design; and finally…medium.com
Entrepreneurs should focus on the right steps at the right time: first, marketing; then, design; and finally…medium.com
We Want More Sex (Startups)
Alleviating sexual frustration all over the world is a good mission for Entrepreneurs to embrace.medium.com
Alleviating sexual frustration all over the world is a good mission for Entrepreneurs to embrace.medium.com
Better Get Used To Those Bubbles
It’s more a race than it is a bubble—and bubbles are good anyway.medium.com
It’s more a race than it is a bubble—and bubbles are good anyway.medium.com
A Valley Divided: Do Startups Widen the Inequality Gap?
Taking bold risks and implementing radical entrepreneurship contribute to fighting economic inequality.medium.com
Taking bold risks and implementing radical entrepreneurship contribute to fighting economic inequality.medium.com
11 Notes on Amazon (Part 2)
The second part of a double issue of ‘TheFamily Papers’ dedicated to understanding Amazon and its business model.medium.com
The second part of a double issue of ‘TheFamily Papers’ dedicated to understanding Amazon and its business model.medium.com
11 Notes on Amazon (Part 1)
The first part of a double issue of ‘TheFamily Papers’ dedicated to understanding Amazon and its business model.medium.com
The first part of a double issue of ‘TheFamily Papers’ dedicated to understanding Amazon and its business model.medium.com
The Power of the Tongue: English in the Digital Economy
There’s a hidden factor behind how power is distributed in the digital economy, and it’s the English language.medium.com
There’s a hidden factor behind how power is distributed in the digital economy, and it’s the English language.medium.com
Entrepreneurship Is the New Politics
Could startups be the great Renaissance workshops of our time?medium.com
Could startups be the great Renaissance workshops of our time?medium.com
An Essential Reading List by TheFamily
A while ago, we had to select 20 articles that everyone could read to better understand the digital economy.medium.com
A while ago, we had to select 20 articles that everyone could read to better understand the digital economy.medium.com
Do Banks Still Have A Future?
In few sectors are companies so hated as they are in banking.medium.com
In few sectors are companies so hated as they are in banking.medium.com
Valley Politics: The Democratic Party’s Love Story With Entrepreneurs
The 2008 election paved the way for an alliance that has radically changed the distribution of political power in American Politics.medium.com
The 2008 election paved the way for an alliance that has radically changed the distribution of political power in American Politics.medium.com
Why Entrepreneurship is Harder in Healthcare, and How We Can Make it Easier
While technology is enabling the digital transition in healthcare, it is an entire ecosystem that must be reinvented. medium.com
While technology is enabling the digital transition in healthcare, it is an entire ecosystem that must be reinvented. medium.com
Low Risk, High Reward: Why Venture Capital Thrives in the Digital World
The digital economy is not about inventing flux capacitors.medium.com
The digital economy is not about inventing flux capacitors.medium.com
Another 100 Days: a Digital New Deal for Workers
Two spectres are haunting our societies — one that is supposedly destroying jobs, the other that is transforming them.medium.com
Two spectres are haunting our societies — one that is supposedly destroying jobs, the other that is transforming them.medium.com