Founder Weekly (Issue 369 - December 26 2018)

Founder Weekly - Issue 369

December 26, 2018

Founder Weekly

Welcome to issue 269 of Founder Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.

General

Donald Knuth, master of algorithms, reflects on 50 years of his opus-in-progress, “The Art of Computer Programming.”

From a developer who’s sick of building “neat” apps that don’t solve problems.

A visual proposal for a way forward that empowers both users and companies by keeping data and AI on‑device.

The world isn't as it seems - here are some of the most important cognitive biases that are messing with how you think the world works, and why.

The professional Santa business can be cutthroat and demanding — and sometimes, it takes an agent to guide the sleigh.

Mathilde Collin dives deeper to put tactical teeth on an entrepreneurial trope, sharing why a founder’s discipline matters more than vision. She describes her approach to communication, time management, fundraising and team building, unveiling impactful practices and sharing the actual emails she relies on to stay on track.

For decades, James Dyson made his billions reinventing housework. Now 71, he’s targeting a new legacy - one that’s pitting him against Silicon Valley’s most enigmatic futurist, Elon Musk. But is Britain’s vacuum visionary risking his fortune? And just how far will he go to clean up in the cash-haemorrhaging world of electric cars?

Books

We live in digital time. Our pace is rushed, rapid-fire, and relentless. Facing crushing workloads, we try to cram as much as possible into every day. We're wired up, but we're melting down. Time management is no longer a viable solution. As bestselling authors Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz demonstrate in this groundbreaking book, managing energy, not time, is the key to enduring high performance as well as to health, happiness, and life balance. The Power of Full Engagement is a highly practical, scientifically based approach to managing your energy more skillfully both on and off the job by laying out the key training principles and provides a powerful, step-by-step program.

Marketing, Sales and PR

Hit by the Google Medic update? Try following the five steps outlined in this case study if you want to reclaim your lost website traffic.

Developing Optimized PWAs and How to Validate them.

Money and Finance

The Top 7 Reasons Why VCs Miss Billion-Dollar Outcomes.

Hacking fundraising as a marketplace business: benchmarks for a successful round.

Startups of the Week

Rocket Dollar enables you to invest beyond traditional stocks and bonds. The best part of all is you keep all of the tax benefits; your retirement funds are unlocked penalty free. You'll have easy access to them with full checkbook control. No limits, no penalties.

Push out beautiful website announcements in 10 seconds. Drive traffic to your relevant subpages.

Tips, Tools and Services

TellForm is a free, opensource form builder similar to Google Forms or TypeForm.

Write copy that delights visitors, persuades prospects, and wins customers. 

Our career path is how we spend our time, how we support our lifestyles, how we make our impact, and even sometimes how we define our identity. Let’s make sure we’re on the right track.

Why you should write a year-in-review note to your investors and your team.

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