Founder Weekly (Issue 457 - October 21 2020)

Founder Weekly - Issue 457

October 21, 2020

Founder Weekly

Welcome to issue 457 of Founder Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.

General

Facebook wasn't the first social network. So maybe being first doesn't matter. But, being better, faster, or cheaper? That matters a lot.

Learnings From Co-Founders Around the World.

The content, business models, and health of every media category is driven by technology. And audio technology has never been so diverse and dynamic. After decades of struggles, audio is ready to grow, not just replace.

Looking for tips to delight your customers with your service? Bingo! This case study will give you ideas to take your customer experience (and sales) to another level.

The challenges that I’ve faced as a bootstrapped founder simply aren’t the ones that are commonly talked about.

The things I wished I knew when taking on a business partner, from qualities to look for, red flags and everything you need in your operating agreement.

Marketing, Sales and PR

We collected 600+ SaaS pricing pages and analyzed them to learn how software companies price, package, and position their products.

The ultimate checklist to build an awesome SaaS marketing website.

This is the most comprehensive guide to SEO copywriting online. In this new guide you’ll learn how to write content that users and search engines love. (Including lots of advanced strategies that I’ve never shared anywhere before.)

It’s about fixing leaky pipes, not replacing exploding toilets.

Money and Finance

Janelle Tam, YC’s Series A Program Manager, put together a great post based on her experience working with founders to help them with their pitches and decks.

The convertible debt market has remained remarkably stable over the last 15 months, despite considerable economic uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fenwick’s latest Convertible Debt Terms – Survey of Market Trends analyzes more than 100 issuer-side convertible debt transactions covering the period from January 1, 2019, through March 30, 2020.

Startups of the Week

Create an online storefront from your phone in minutes. Zero commissions, zero monthly fees.

Jam transforms your site into a collaborative doc. Comment, discuss, create tasks, and even use your existing tools like Jira and Asana right from your website.

Pitch helps teams build better presentations: collaboratively, effectively, and beautifully. 

The world’s first water quality rating technology. We help you find out what's in your water before people start getting sick.

Fabric is the headless commerce platform purpose-built for growth.

Tips, Tools and Services

Candidates need to sidestep common interview questions. Here are the best questions to ask in an interview.

A collection of the best landing pages with a focus on copywriting and design.

Use qualitative research to optimize your landing pages and understand why visitors to your site act in a certain way.

We surveyed thousands of workers across the globe to see how COVID-19 and the sudden shift to working from home has affected them. Here’s what we uncovered.

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