Founder Weekly (Issue 389 - June 12 2019)

Founder Weekly - Issue 389

June 12, 2019

Founder Weekly

Welcome to issue 389 of Founder Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.

General

This article will first go into greater detail of why we believe a quantitative approach to product-market fit is important. Then it will outline in detail three types of analyses we employ at Tribe Capital to understand product-market fit in a given company. Finally, there are some closing thoughts regarding opportunities for further analysis as well as an appendix that addresses some frequently asked questions.

How Fintech Will Unlock Enormous Value.

Reflections on my first three months as a CEO.

About half of humanity don’t have internet access, and a lot of those people are in Africa. Enter a $20 device with smartphone brains and a five-day battery.

Marketing, Sales and PR

Amazon has implemented one of the biggest growth hacks of all time.  In this post, we dive into the data and show you the real results Amazon is producing.

Learn how to use marketing on Quora to establish thought-leadership, drive your content marketing, and reach potential customers.

Microcopy makes money. Don’t miss out.

Jesse  Caesar gives a comprehensive overview of qualitative market research and the kinds of questions that qual, uniquely, can shed light on. He outlines practical advice for how startups can choose the right methodologies to suit their product and set up their research for success.

A complete guide to Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO), including tips, tactics and strategies that are working right now (in 2019).

Money and Finance

Scott Kupor, managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, says there’s a lot about navigating the venture capital world that entrepreneurs don’t understand. Some can’t figure out how to get in the door. Others fail to deliver persuasive pitches. Many don’t know how the deals and relationships really work. Kupor outlines what he and his partners look for in founding teams and business ideas and explains how start-ups work with VCs to become successful companies. He also discusses how Silicon Valley can do a better job of finding more diverse talent and funding new types of ventures.

Non-Standard Early Stage Funding Paths.

Why discipline matters in venture capital.

Startups of the Week

ZeroDown is creating a new pathway to homeownership in the Bay Area. Enjoy the benefits of owning with the flexibility of renting. We buy the home you want, you move in without a down payment and build towards ownership every month.

Four billion people do not have access to the internet. Astranis is going to change that. We are building the next generation of smaller, lower-cost telecommunications satellites to bring the world online.

Tips, Tools and Services

Metrics or KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) are essential for driving and understanding growth of an early-stage startup. What isn’t measured can’t be improved, and startups that aren’t growing are not likely to survive. This post will focus on how to set up a simple, actionable dashboard for your pre-seed or seed-stage startup regardless of your vertical and customer type.

How we encourage disagreements at Matter.

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