Founder Weekly (Issue 398 - August 14 2019)

Founder Weekly - Issue 398

August 14, 2019

Founder Weekly

Welcome to issue 398 of Founder Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.

General

Andrew Chen shares key considerations, crossroads, and predictions for online marketplaces.

NerdWallet co-founder and CEO Tim Chen reflects on the arc of his journey as founder after more than a decade of company building. He shares the six mindset shifts he needed to make to transition from entrepreneur to executive as his startup scaled, weaving together a collection of lessons that will be invaluable for any founder finding themselves at this very same crossroads.

You can’t escape Amazon in the digital economy. Now a trillion-dollar company, they have disrupted diverse sectors from retail to software development with a deftness and drive that’s admirable and alarming. They actually seem to be speeding up their rate of innovation as they scale, defying the Law of Large Companies that causes giants to get dragged down by their own girth. How do they manage that?

Ordinary Americans are using armies of phones to generate cash to buy food, diapers, and beer through ad fraud.

Inside Senior Planet, the tech-savviest retirement community on earth.

How an upstart NYC skate brand changed fashion forever.

Marketing, Sales and PR

Looking to level up your B2B Facebook ad game? How about some inspiration from the best in SaaS business? In our latest post, we've shared 21 winning Facebook ad ideas for B2B business along with some actionable takeaways.

From “SEO is a one-time thing” to “longer content always ranks higher,” here’s what 120 SEOs say are the most common—and most detrimental—SEO myths.

What is product led growth? Blake Bartlett explains the latest to-go-market strategy, how we got here and why the end user is now the most powerful buyer.

In this episode, Devin and Cassie talk about how changes in Google SERPs make it harder for businesses to earn organic traffic. Is this a problem or an opportunity?

Money and Finance

VCs invest in less than 1% of the companies they meet. Here’s how to beat the odds.

Most investing success is short lived. As the disclaimer goes, past performance does not guarantee future returns. But venture capital is an exception, with top VCs beating the average year after year. A new study co-authored by Yale SOM’s Olav Sorenson finds that consistent returns owe as much to a firm’s reputation and early luck as the smarts of its employees.

There’s never been a better time to build a company outside the Bay Area.

Startups of the Week

Planning a bachelor party? Rolling deep to a music festival? Create your free board.

Everything you need to start, run, and grow your grocery delivery business.

We make it easy for your fans to pay for your podcasts. Start monetizing your podcast with our simple and seamless payment system. Works with almost every podcast app.

Tips, Tools and Services

Remote work is the future, but are you ready for it? Hiring remote employees comes with its own unique set of challenges. Learn what to expect and what to do avoid when you start hiring remote.

The purpose of this list is to provide you with simple A/B testing ideas that you can quickly start implementing to improve the conversion rate of your website. 

Do you know how to use video in email, or are you still of the mindset that copy trumps creativity? Read on to see why adding images, GIFs, and videos to your emails is essential today.

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