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Founder Weekly (Issue 384 - May 8 2019)
Founder Weekly - Issue 384
Founder Weekly
Welcome to issue 384 of Founder Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.
General
In this paper, we examine the implications of founding alone versus as a group by using a unique dataset of crowdfunded companies that together generated approximately $358 million in total revenue. We show that companies started by solo founders survive longer than those started by teams. Further, organizations started by solo founders generate more revenue than organizations started by founder pairs, and do not perform significantly different than larger teams. This suggests that the taken-for-granted assumption among scholars that entrepreneurship is best performed by teams should be reevaluated, with implications for theories of team performance and entrepreneurial strategy.
An oral history of the subscription service that changed online shopping forever.
There’s a pervasive feeling that the tech giants are too powerful ... but they’re also really good for consumers.
Over the past decade, thousands of fast-growth startups have flourished in Britain. Now the founders of the UK's biggest startups are telling that story in their own words
Marketing, Sales and PR
In June of 2016, little known Chinese publisher DroidHang Games (aka “DH Games”) launched Idle Heroes, an auto-battle RPG with very heavy Asian metagame design influence. Although seemingly unremarkable at first launch, the game has steadily grown its download and revenue. Today the game sits on an estimated $70MM in accumulated net revenue. How did such a small and, otherwise, unheralded Chinese publisher achieve success with their game even outside of China?
13 Steps to Smash your SaaS MRR Growth with Cold Email Outreach and Beyond.
A story is up to 22x more memorable than a fact... but combine both stories and facts / data together, and you've got the ultimate sales tool. Here's how to add case studies to your salesforce.
A few tips to unlock virality and maintain low CACs at scale.
What are chatbots: Discover why you need them and how to build and use chatbots from this ultimate guide to chatbot marketing for E-commerce.
Money and Finance
Have you ever wished you could be in the room when founders present to the a16z investing team? Even better, do you wish you could stay to hear the discussion after the pitch? We hear you and are thrilled to launch our latest series of videos called "The a16z Pitch Room". This inaugural episode features the Sandbox VR team Steve Zhao and Siqi Chen pitching to General Partner Andrew Chen.
The Dos and Don’ts of raising investment from Corporate-VCs.
How 7 Key Metrics Stack Up.
100% of founders agree: raising money is a frustrating, tedious, unpredictable process. The only upside are the memories made in comically bad VC meetings, and the few standout VC encounters along the way. Still, it’s got to be done! So, free of charge — here are some insider tips on how to level up from Crowdfunding Newbie to Fundraising Beast.
Startups of the Week
Fast is the world's easiest login. Replace your login form with one button.
Make beautiful, creative songs in seconds with artificial intelligence - even if you've never made music before.
Most advanced Web Builder made for modern Front-End Developers.
Take your Airbnb Hosting to another level with Dynamic Pricing, Automated Messages, and Booking Analytics.
Tips, Tools and Services
Learn what the best product managers do daily and understand the specifics of working as a remote product manager.
In this 7-minute video, I explain why limiting work in progress can increase flow and value in product development.
I experimented with different ways to get customer feedback for my SaaS. This blog post is about what worked during launch and later stages.
Do you wish your team took more ownership? Here’s how to get your team to the point where you trust them to get the job done without you.
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