Founder Weekly (Issue 491 - June 23 2021)

Founder Weekly - Issue 491

June 23, 2021

Founder Weekly

Welcome to issue 491 of Founder Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.

General

Tony Fadell opens his brain to NFX's Pete Flint for a deep dive on product design do's and don'ts - for the benefit of startups worldwide.

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is redefining the future of finance. There is a major shift going on in the underlying infrastructure powering financial applications, and it’s changing the way we think about permission and control, transparency and risks. This post provides an introduction of the new emerging area of DeFi infrastructure powering DeFi apps today.

Working on a project of your own is as different from ordinary work as skating is from walking. It's more fun, but also much more productive.

Community is an incredibly powerful force and will be a megatrend that continues to shape the tech ecosystem for the next decade and beyond. However, as online communities play a larger and larger role in our lives, the community tech stack must evolve to meet the rapidly evolving needs of both community builders and their members.

Which technologies have the most momentum in an accelerating world? We identified the trends that matter most.

Just like with debt in real life, if you take on debt right now, you can get something of higher value today and pay it off over time. This means you should view tech debt as a strategic lever for your organization's success over time.

Marketing, Sales and PR

There are dozens of metrics that can fall under the KPI umbrella. And tracking them all is neither productive nor efficient. So here's what to look at.

Learn how to apply the art of storytelling at every stage of the customer journey to build meaningful connections and grow your audience.

Conversion funnels are strategic systems to help you lead consumers through the buying journey, so they land exactly where you want them.

Money and Finance

Describing the IPO process normally can get really boring. So the author tells it through the lens of a fictional story. 

Startups of the Week

Discover and watch the top esports tournament from your favorite esports games with Juked!

Build banking in minutes. Unit helps tech companies build financial features into their products: accounts, cards, payments, lending & more.

Tips, Tools and Services

A great thread sharing inside tricks to reduce legal bill while raising money for your startup.

The advice is meant for anyone joining the early stages of a hypergrowth team (15-150 people; multiplying in revenue, investments and/or headcount). Usually in the first 1-3 years of a startup. 

Startup founder salary is a highly debatable topic. Should you even pay yourself. If yes, how much? If not, what might stop you from getting compensated?

Companies should embrace multitrack job ladders for product managers who prefer product leadership to people management.

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