Founder Weekly (Issue 478 - March 24 2021)

Founder Weekly - Issue 478

March 24, 2021

Founder Weekly

Welcome to issue 478 of Founder Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.

General

Tobi built a $2.9b revenue business at Shopify that grew 89% in 2020. We distilled the top lessons in this interview.

10 competitive advantages you can start developing today.

Making decisions is one of the core competencies of entrepreneurship. Reid Hoffman describes his approach to decision making.

Will the pandemic be the start of a Zoom Boom?

On March 5, 2020 we warned Sequoia companies to prepare for the impending COVID crisis. Recently we sent this note to our founders and CEOs with our advice for navigating the current climate and the coming recovery.

Follow these 10 principles of advice from founders like Dr. Shreya Dave and Colin Angle to maximize your chances of success at a university spinout.

Marketing, Sales and PR

We dive into how we made six-figures through selling $40 SEO video audits, as well as how someone could really take this to the next level.

As he makes the transition from operator to investor, Meka Asonye looks back on his career as a sales leader at Stripe and Mixpanel to offer tactical takeaways and go-to-market lessons — crowdsourcing additional advice from the top revenue leaders in his network.

How to manage a SaaS company in the era of Product Led Growth.

Twelve Principles Used to Grow Facebook Marketplace that Every Product Can Use.

Customer Retention Strategies can help Build Customer Trust, Gain a Loyal Customer Base, and Improve Your Profits. Implement these 10 strategies today.

Money and Finance

Private equity money is entering the Amazon Marketplace. And the pandemic has fueled a boom in third-party businesses on Amazon.

Startups of the Week

Sivo is debt as a service with an API that allows companies to risk score their users and lend them money at scale.

Arrows is a collaborative customer onboarding tool. Send every customer a personalized onboarding checklist, with automated email reminders, assigned tasks, and a lot more.

Slapdash is a next-generation platform that gives you and your team entirely new ways to connect and control your tools.

Tips, Tools and Services

The UX industry puts a lot of emphasis on processes. But is that the best way to think fundamentally about design?

Cancellation emails play an important role in customer retention. We have collected a few examples and best practices.

Managing your time well isn't just about getting more done.

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