Founder Weekly (Issue 500 - August 25 2021)

Founder Weekly - Issue 500

August 25, 2021

Founder Weekly

Welcome to issue 500 of Founder Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.

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General

This 3X Founder Shares His Approach to Figuring Out What to Build Next.

Tech leaders focus on business value above all else, which includes what's best for a user and what's best for business growth. Balancing the two is one of the most pressing questions in tech.

Flexible WFH policies, signing bonuses, fancy cookies—employers are turning on the charm to attract engineers and developers to their firms.

Two reasons why building teams in high growth is difficult: can’t assume stable teams, can’t rely on cultural osmosis.

Marketing, Sales and PR

Shopify has quickly expanded its business name generator tool to target almost 20k long-tail keywords with 200+ highly optimized landing pages.

Have you tried acquiring links with the "perfect" outreach email and it still didn't work? Here are 5 reasons why.

Money and Finance

A few tips on building enterprise startups — healthcare, big co. tools, etc.

President and COO Emilie Choi shares how Coinbase Ventures has made 150 startup investments despite a single full-time employee or a dedicated fund. 

Startups of the Week

Regology is an AI driven regulatory compliance company that identifies applicable regulations and helps keep enterprises in compliance. 

Diamond Age is automating new home construction for the production housing industry. Our Robotics-as-a-Service system combines 3D printing, mechatronics, and robotics to unlock the industry's enormous growth potential by backfilling the massive labor shortage and driving construction cycle times down from 9 months to 30 days.

Tips, Tools and Services

When showcasing your product, every millisecond counts. You want to demonstrate how features work, and inspire users to try them out. But you only have the briefest of moments to shine.  That's where animated GIFs come in.

Here are some practical tips on how to have fewer meetings and free up more time for deep work.

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