Founder Weekly (Issue 535 - May 11 2022)

Founder Weekly - Issue 535

May 11, 2022

Founder Weekly

Welcome to issue 535 of Founder Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.

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General

Stories and lessons from his new book, Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making.

If you are someone who wants to build cool products and solving problems you truly care about, while retaining control over your destiny. Then this post might just be for you.

This is a recap of the last 3 years of growing a SaaS product. From zero revenue, to ramen profitability, to now employing a small team - all without any outside investment. Onwards to $1 million ARR!

A talk about managing remote teams, finding product-market-fit, and selling software to technology laggards.

Are you putting purpose front and center as you build your business? Here's why you need to and how to do it.

Marketing, Sales and PR

How to avoid bad surprises when you’re planning for fast growth.

Ron Rafalovitch Group Lead of Customer Experience at product-led growth giant monday.com dives into the value of the customer support team.

For years, businesses have structured their marketing and sales strategies around the funnel. But as we devise better ways to engage with our customers, maybe it’s time we evolve our metaphors, too.

Money and Finance

For common shareholders (employees, advisers and previous investors), a cram-down round is a big middle finger, as it comes with reverse split. 

Global venture funding totaled $47 billion in April 2022—the lowest amount invested in private companies in the past 12 months—based on an analysis of Crunchbase data. While the dip isn’t massive, it does signal that the slowdown we saw in the first quarter of this year is the start of a longer-term shift in funding, particularly at late stage.

Startups of the Week

Nook Calendar is the free calendar app for individuals and teams who want control and flexibility over their schedules.

Frictionless NFT checkout. Make NFTs accessible to your full audience with a fast & simple checkout solution that meets your customers where they are.

Tips, Tools and Services

Lessons learned from Flexport, Vanta, Rec Room, LaunchDarkly, Pinwheel, Snackpass, Good Dog, and Cocoon.

Gen Z now makes up a large part of the workforce. Use this Gen Z playbook to motivate, develop, and retain the next generation of talent!

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