Founder Weekly (Issue 499 - August 18 2021)

Founder Weekly - Issue 499

August 18, 2021

Founder Weekly

Welcome to issue 499 of Founder Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.

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General

How Startups Can Compete with Industry Giants.

Sam Corcos, co-founder & CEO of Levels, tracked exactly how he spent the two years since founding the company for a rare inside look at being a startup leader.

The creator economy is becoming the gig economy—but there’s still time to turn things around.

Marketing, Sales and PR

It can be hard to navigate the B2B marketing landscape, so today, guest host Austin Peachey walks you through the stops on Obility’s SEO roadmap.

Developers are neck-deep in making your product work. Here's how to increase SaaS trial conversions without developer involvement.

See how an expert agency created click-worthy meta tags using SEO page titles, meta descriptions, and markup to boost CTR for an artisan bakery’s website.

Money and Finance

Startup CEOs Should Test Strength of Cap Table Every ~6 Months To Know Where They Stand.

Why Carrd turned away from their bootstrapping roots and raised millions of dollars.

Startups of the Week

MediaKits provides a simple and easy to use platform for influencers, bloggers, and musicians to create a custom media kit online with real-time data and analytics.

Headless without headaches. Launch custom experiences and operate with your choice of providers on an architecture that keeps you in control.

Tips, Tools and Services

Churn is a silent killer that slowly but surely will eat away your business. You can cure it if you catch it early on, but if you let your churn problem go unchecked, it will kill your startup. We learned this the hard way. 

When it comes to copywriting, every character counts. We'll give you four methods to better your writing and spark your inspiration.

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