Founder Weekly (Issue 338 - May 23 2018)

Founder Weekly - Issue 338Â Â

May 23, 2018

Founder Weekly

Welcome to issue 338 of Founder Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.

General

Inspired by Silicon Valley’s hyper-growth, companies elsewhere are burning cash in hopes of being the next big thing.

How do you generate the most profit with the least effort? How do you maximize margins without sacrificing quality? Based on my interviews with high-performing CEOs (“high-performing” determined using annual-profit-per-employee measurements) in more than a dozen countries, I’ve listed 11 common “rules” below. This is a return-to-basics call. Here’s your cheat sheet for consistent profitability — or doubling of it — in 3 months or less.

I spoke to Max about his experience with complete transparency at Buffer and how he managed to get his first paying customers for his side project PixelMe.

Books

Digitally Transforming the Mortgage Banking Industry goes far beyond the typical mortgage industry one-size-fits-all “best practice” advice. It provides a clear explanation of the necessary cultural and technological transformations to create high customer satisfaction, improved employee retention, lower costs and increased profit in varying business models.

Marketing, Sales and PR

In six months, Mindvalley exploded its YouTube channel from 125,000 to 360,000+ subscribers. How? By treating YouTube like a search engine. Here's exactly how they did it.

In order to accelerate the growth of your business, it is important create an effective product marketing strategy to go alongside the product you’re building. Learn how to develop a product marketing strategy and why having a good marketing plan is a key driver to a company’s success.

The best SaaS companies use negative churn to accelerate growth even when customers leave. Negative has never been so positive.

Money and Finance

Every entrepreneur wants to hear “yes” during the fund-raising process but I would argue that being too risk averse and not pushing hard enough and be willing to hear a “no” is what holds back many people from “yes.”

The punchline is that money needs to survive three tests when you’re an entrepreneur.

If you’re a founder negotiating a venture or angel investment, and valuation is what’s keeping you up at night… this post is for you.

Startups of the Week

Universal dapp store - discover decentralized apps.

Student Loan Genius helps your company recruit and keep the best employees by offering one simple benefit: smashing student loans.

Selected helps teachers find a new job at a school they love.

A simple, honest, and debt-free way to benefit from your home equity during retirement.

Rhumbix modernizes construction field operations, helping builders go paperless in the field and improving how they measure and manage labor productivity. Our Field Intelligence Platform™ is a cloud-based mobile workforce management solution that collects and digitizes data from paper-based workflows. This ensures all project stakeholders have the best data to make better decisions and draw actionable insights.  

Tips, Tools and Services

The tiny details in user onboarding make the difference between good and great. It’s important you take time to get them right. Here's something to help.

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