Founder Weekly (Issue 400 - August 28 2019)

Founder Weekly - Issue 400

August 28, 2019

Founder Weekly

Welcome to issue 400 of Founder Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.

Bark is dedicated to helping keep kids safe online and in real life. Last year, Bark helped protect nearly 3 million kids with their groundbreaking products for families and schools. By monitoring text messages, YouTube, emails, and 24+ different social networks for potential safety concerns like cyberbullying, self-harm, violence, se*ual predators, and more, Bark allows busy parents to rest easier knowing their kids are better protected from digital dangers.

General

There's a new trend in retail: opening hotels. West Elm did it. LVMH did it. Ikea, Equinox, Shinola, even Taco Bell. Here's how smaller brands are doing it.

Networking isn't a race to rack up contacts — it's a practice of cultivating authentic connections over time. We've rounded up six tactics from the most well-connected people in the business on cutting past the small talk, nailing the follow-up and investing in relationships that thrive. 

Dalton Caldwell, Y Combinator partner and founder of imeem and Mixed Media Labs, on how to convince someone to join your startup.

Marketing, Sales and PR

The inner workings of one of the most powerful growth tools in email.

Many of us have wondered how we can become social media influencers in our industries, whether we want to admit it or not. Here are 12 steps to get there.

Jason Resnick is a WordPress Developer, podcaster, and business coach. Learn how freelancers can avoid the cycle of feast or famine in this interview.

A creative comparison of the 10 most common reasons SaaS customers churn in relation to the romantic comedy, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.

Even experts experience marketing fails. Find out what important lessons these 11 marketing pros learned from their past mistakes.

Money and Finance

When every fund is a seed fund

Due diligence is yet another one of those confusing, and opaque things in venture. When VCs say they are going to do the diligence, the founders don’t really know what to expect.  The process varies from firm to firm. Here are the common things you can expect to happen during the early stage due diligence process.

Startups of the Week

Ugly Produce. Delivered. Healthy, delicious fruits and veggies for about 30% less than grocery stores, delivered to your door.

Consider is email for startups: a new email client for you and your team, designed to enable focus and flow. We’ve intentionally designed email from the ground up so you can use more email, minimizing Slack interruptions and enabling deeper focus on your most important work.

All-in-One Schedule and Curriculum Planning. Modern platform to streamline Higher Ed administration — integrated tightly with your systems.

Tips, Tools and Services

Based on research we’ve done over the past five years with hundreds of managers and employees, and the insights shared in our online leadership community, The Watercooler, here are the 5 distinct ways you can manage up to have a better relationship with your boss.

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