Founder Weekly (Issue 379 - March 20 2019)

Founder Weekly - Issue 379

March 20, 2019

Founder Weekly

Welcome to issue 379 of Founder Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.

General

It feels like the rise of remote works has been a top conversation in tech for years, but despite the enthusiasm and attention it receives, we've yet to turn the corner on making remote work a norm. AngelList Founder Naval Ravikant, however, says he thinks remote work's time is coming. “It is probably going to be the single most important new category in hiring,” he says. When pressed further, he offered the following thoughts.

Community is about a series of small choices: how to spend a Saturday, what to do when a neighbor falls ill, how to make time when there is none.

We overcomplicated our new product. So, we paused, cut some things out, and found focus. (You can do the same.)

Spotify purchased Gimlet Media and Anchor in a deal worth more than $300 million. The company is now speaking publicly about its big podcast plans.

Books

The Making of a Manager is a modern field guide packed everyday examples and transformative insights, including: How to tell a great manager from an average manager (illustrations included), When you should look past an awkward interview and hire someone anyway, How to build trust with your reports through not being a boss and  Where to look when you lose faith and lack the answers.

Marketing, Sales and PR

A marketing funnel are the steps a person takes in their journey towards becoming a customer. What kind of content should you use at each stage? 

Visualising the principles of basic site architecture issues for SEO, identifying problems and devising actionable methods to solve them.

What to do at each stage of revenue growth to learn how to grow and scale your startup with Mark Roberge, lecturer at Harvard Business School.

Money and Finance

As some of Silicon Valley’s most prominent start-ups prepare to go public, networks of their former employees are expected to plow big sums of money into a new generation of firms.

How they work, the history behind them, the current landscape, and where they’re headed.

Weddings are big money — but not for Silicon Valley.

The Secret Sauce to Outperform the Average.

Startups of the Week

Retail, reimagined. Dent Reality is building simple tools that make it easy for retailers to integrate incredible AR experiences into their own apps.

Reserve charger(s) for your next trip/commute/errand. The largest reservable electric vehicle charger network born out of a sharing community of private hosts complemented by the most aggregated networks of public chargers

Freshly roasted coffee automatically restocked using a smart scale. Just leave the coffee on the scale. We'll take care of the rest.

Machinations is the browser-based platform to design, balance and simulate game systems.

Fourpost is a new retail concept that brings people and brands together through community and experiences. The company democratizes the traditional department store experience for local, emerging, and digitally native brands, and leverages technology to provide brands with tools and resources to expand their business.

Tips, Tools and Services

Based on data from 597 people, the best ways to build trust as a leader aren’t what you think they are. How do you build trust as a leader? The answer seems intuitive enough.

Brainstorming seems to be just a fancy name for a usual discussion, but when organized right, it becomes a source of innovation. This article is a step-by-step guide with tips and tricks, examples of slides, and preparation checklists.

A Tactical Approach to Change.

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