Founder Weekly (Issue 362 - November 7 2018)

Founder Weekly - Issue 362

November 07, 2018

Founder Weekly

Welcome to issue 362 of Founder Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.

General

Daniel Gross, former YC Partner and founder shares his wisdom of how to survive and thrive as a startup founder.

Mindfulness and meditation have become big business for tech-savvy entrepreneurs. But can you really unplug and reset while tied to an app on your phone? Companies like Headspace and Insight Timer say yes. But longtime practitioners, philosophers, and scientists aren’t so sure.

Many teams think product growth will come once they find product market fit. But product market fit wouldn't protect you from encroaching competition or guarantee a flood of new customers.

Master-planned cities are all the rage in the developing world. Reality may get in the way of their ambitions.

We use our Leadership Principles every day, whether we're discussing ideas for new projects or deciding on the best approach to solving a problem. It is just one of the things that makes Amazon peculiar.

Books

In Modern Monopolies, Alex Moazed and Nicholas L. Johnson tell the definitive story of what has changed, what it means for businesses today, and how managers, entrepreneurs, and business owners can adapt and thrive in this new era.

Marketing, Sales and PR

Bad marketing will kill your company. And when your company dies and you create a new one, bad marketing will kill that one too. So what do you do?

How I used The Skyscraper Technique 2.0 to boost my traffic by over 600% (and rank #1 in Google).

Follow this 12 step guideline to running your landing pages through a CRO audit to identify which opportunities you can transform from pain points to wins!

How to figure out what features you should charge for?

The greatest sales deck isn’t—until your sales team buys in.

Money and Finance

Selling the value of equity is hard. Here are some helpful tips to hire the best candidates.

I get a lot of questions regarding valuation from founders who are looking to fundraise for the first time. So, for this post, I list the most common Qs I get and my As to them.

Startups of the Week

Photomath is the #1 app for math learning; it can read and solve problems ranging from arithmetic to calculus instantly by using the camera on your mobile device. With Photomath, learn how to approach math problems through animated steps and detailed instructions or check your homework for any printed or handwritten problem. 

See recipes you can cook with the groceries you buy! Cooklist connects to the stores you shop at and automatically downloads all your purchases into a digital pantry. It keeps track of how old each product is and gives you notifications when food is going to expire.

The Minte Offers Hotel-Style Housekeeping in Luxury Buildings at The Click of A Button !

Tips, Tools and Services

Bethanye Blount tackles the thorny questions startups need to think through in order to calibrate comp transparency to the right setting. She makes the case for opening up and gives a rundown on the menu of transparency options to choose from, sharing the scripts and strategies founders can use to avoid stepping on landmines when discussing this topic with their teams.

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