Founder Weekly (Issue 393 - July 10 2019)

Founder Weekly - Issue 393

July 10, 2019

Founder Weekly

Welcome to issue 393 of Founder Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.

General

How to run a small social network site for your friends.

The most important lessons I learned from my 3-year journey and $1.5M investment.

Remember how much easier a video game became once you found a cheat code? If you’re looking to build a product people love, sell it the way your customers would prefer, and grow your business, you need to invest in customer research. It’s the ultimate startup cheat code.

A growing number of startup CEOs are hiring a Chief of Staff. Here’s why this hire might be the most important one you make this year.

Marketing, Sales and PR

Top-performing marketers don’t achieve success by chance! They understand how to tap into the brains of customers for powerful impact — Discover how, today

Zoho is an interesting company to study. On the surface, they’re just another company in the competitive company collaboration space. But dig deeper and you’ll find several intriguing stories, as they’ve deliberately taken a different path than most software companies and thus have a unique approach. This post is split into two parts: In the first part, we’ll explore Zoho’s strategy — to understand how they got to where they are today. The second half of this post looks ahead to see what Zoho’s place in the market may look like in the coming years, with some thoughts on Zoho’s future.

A report on the SEO services industry in 2019, including lots of new data and stats.

Are low volume keywords a waste of time? Here’s why you may want to target under 100 volume keywords to generate targeted traffic and more leads for your website.

Money and Finance

Scott Kupor goes beyond the opening bell.

Tips, Tools and Services

Whether modal or not, most overlays appear at the wrong time, interrupt users during critical tasks, use poor language, and contribute to user disorientation.

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