Founder Weekly (Issue 495 - July 21 2021)

Founder Weekly - Issue 495

July 21, 2021

Founder Weekly

Welcome to issue 495 of Founder Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.

General

Startup concepts in a comic book format. Improve your startup vocabulary with real-world examples and curated resources.

Applying High-Level Thinking to Real-World Business.

How decentralized autonomous organizations are automating the corporation.

Entrepreneurs, creators, and businesses are finding that having a community first is the fastest way to launch and sell their content and products.

Marketing, Sales and PR

Growth lessons from over a dozen of today's fastest-growing labor marketplaces.

Learn how to position products well so that customers adopt and understand.

What’s an OK churn rate [conversion rate, ARPA,…]? Hint: It depends.

Money and Finance

According to AngelList data, a venture-backed seed-stage startup has an estimated 1 in 40 shot—or 2.5% chance—of becoming a unicorn today.

A few thousand startup investors sit down to some Zoom meetings. Six months later, they’ve written checks worth $155 billion, minted 161 new unicorns, and watched five of their most valuable portfolio companies go public at a collective valuation of $190 billion.

Why VCs Are Always ‘Very Excited’ About Your Progress But That Doesn’t Mean Anything Until They Make an Offer.

Many startup founders and entrepreneurs get deep into fundraising and find they have to learn about legal terms and financing structures on the fly.  What are SAFE notes, convertible notes, and priced rounds, and the pros and cons of each?  How does dilution works across multiple rounds?  What are options pools, liquidity preference, protective provisions and other key financing terms?  This video cover all the key terms you need to know before you head into fundraising

Startups of the Week

The only payment integration your business will ever need. Set up your payment stack without spending months of developer time.

Protonn is an all-in-one solution to empower independent professionals. Start your business in under 5 minutes. Attract new clients with interactive video. Manage your operations with ease.

Halla is The Taste Intelligence Company, redefining what personalization means for grocery as the world’s only human preference engine designed specifically and exclusively for grocery. 

Tips, Tools and Services

Your to-do list should spark joy, not dread.

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