Founder Weekly (Issue 570 - January 18 2023)

Founder Weekly - Issue 570

January 18, 2023

Founder Weekly

Welcome to issue 570 of Founder Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.

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General

An emerging startup archetype and a prediction for 2023.

Regardless of what industry you build for, or where you are at in your startup’s growth towards a $100M journey, there are many things that will likely fail. This post breaks down PlanGrid’s key failure points and what I’ve learned from them. 

Why your market matters more than your hard work and execution.

In the second post for our new series, "Paths to Product-Market Fit", Maven founder and CEO Kate Ryder sits down with First Round partner Todd Jackson to share the inside story of the first female-led telemedicine startup to achieve unicorn status.

Unconventional ways to save money and extend your runway.

Marketing, Sales and PR

Market annealing is the effort a company expends to make itself and a new, or immature, market pliable enough for early go-to-market.

But that doesn’t mean you’ve found product market fit.

SaaS leaders share their product-led growth tactics like smart trials and free-to-paid conversions for revenue and user base expansions.

Money and Finance

To avoid a down round, some founders may consider structured financing to maintain recent valuation. Is this a silver bullet or simply kicking the can down the road?

Where did the explosive growth in venture activity come from?

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