Founder Weekly (Issue 568 - January 4 2023)

Founder Weekly - Issue 568

January 04, 2023

Founder Weekly

Welcome to issue 568 of Founder Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.

General

For the third year in a row, 50 of technology's top thinkers weigh in on the year ahead. 

Paul Orfalea is the founder of Kinkos which sold to Fedex for $2.6 Billion in 2004. In this interview I ask him: 1) how he turned a $5000 investment into a $2.6 Billion company, 2) what it's like living the billionaire lifestyle and 3) his business advice to entrepreneurs getting started out.

What creates a fulfilling existence? Exploring the question from different directions leads to a framework I’ve used for years for myself and the people around me. I hope it helps you too.

Tiny startups are not Google-in-miniature-form.

Marketing, Sales and PR

We analyzed Digital Ocean to understand where its traffic comes from, how it grew so fast, and the marketing decisions made along the way.

And what mediocre reps get wrong.

Money and Finance

Too Many Existing Companies Merely Delayed ‘Cash Out’ Dates Without Yet Changing Their Fates.

Founders are always confused about what it means to be Founders, Shareholders, Directors and Executives as well as what are the differences between Common stock and Preferred stock. Let’s unpack how it all works!

Why VC's Obsession with Big TAM is a Big Mistake.

Sharing Some Slides from the 2022 Precursor Ventures Annual Meeting.

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