Founder Weekly (Issue 363 - November 14 2018)

Founder Weekly - Issue 363

November 14, 2018

Founder Weekly

Welcome to issue 363 of Founder Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.

General

New research is zeroing in on a biochemical basis for the placebo effect — possibly opening a Pandora’s box for Western medicine.

The ‘tireless’ artificial news readers simulate the voice, facial movements, and gestures of real-life broadcasters.

Alfonso Cobo saw the potential in Stories early on. Today, his template app has 11 million users, and he’s launching a design agency focused on Stories alone. 

Books

In this legendary business book and Silicon Valley staple, the former chairman and CEO (and employee number three) of Intel shares his perspective on how to build and run a company. 

Marketing, Sales and PR

Want more engagement and higher conversions? Read this article to get 13 strategies Beardbrand used to build a seven-figure online store.

PQLs can help you align your marketing and sales team, close more deals, and help users become successful in your product. This guide shows you how.

Use this content marketing guide to jumpstart your business with great content. This guide covers the basics: How to identify popular content for your target market, make highly valuable material, and promote content on multiple platforms.

Money and Finance

Insider Tips from Tech’s Top Early-Stage Funders.

Raising capital is a game, and once you understand that game then you can decide whether or not you want to play and how. Often many founders are not told the rules and end up playing something they can never win. Garry Tan published a Tweet on this topic, this article elaborates in-depth to help you better understand.

Startups of the Week

Make the most of your time. An intelligent calendar to manage your schedule and get the most out of your meetings.

Easy group video shows. Make quick, great-looking video shows with your fans and friends — just by sharing a link.

Drivetime is the world’s first and only app that lets you play trivia while you drive!

The most advanced human body scanning technology for mobile devices.

Order Tees. Refresh Whenever. We Handle the Rest. It’s That Simple. Commit to eliminating clothing waste. Our closed loop system means that your For Days tees are recycled into fresh new For Days products.

Tips, Tools and Services

It’s extremely rare that you find SaaS Landing pages with a great focus on converting visitors into customers and not only the pretty stuff.‍ I’ve compiled the best examples of SaaS Landing pages I’ve seen over the years (1000’s of them) into actionable examples you can use as reference! In this article, I also break down why they are great examples and how you can use them in your own SaaS website to convert more visitors into customers.

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