Founder Weekly (Issue 589 - June 7 2023)

Founder Weekly - Issue 589

June 07, 2023

Founder Weekly

Welcome to issue 589 of Founder Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.

General

Marc Andreessen explains why AI has the potential to save the world by addressing complex challenges and revolutionizing industries, leading to unprecedented progress and innovation.

This simple method positions your product to be more valuable, especially against competitors who aim to disrupt you, or you them.

If we assume some basic productivity gains in a typical SaaS company from AI in the next 12-24 months, how much more profitable will the business be?

In this article, the author shares their experience of building and launching a SaaS (Software as a Service) product within a span of 10 days. It covers the key steps and strategies involved in rapid SaaS development, including idea validation, product design, development, marketing, and customer acquisition.

Marketing, Sales and PR

Webflow’s Bruno Estrella on the journey from seed to Series C.

This post provides insights on pricing AI in the SaaS industry, discussing factors such as usage-based models, the value AI brings, and the importance of striking a balance between affordability and profitability.

Money and Finance

For most of my time as a venture capitalist, our ecosystem has been a series of handoff across stages based on fund size and strategy. Lately it feels like the handoff is broken and there are no lanes

Is Venture Capital Killing Itself?

U.S. seed startups have been the least affected by the venture funding downturn. But these companies are competing in a more crowded field than ever for investor attention and will likely have to wait longer to raise their Series A rounds — if they’re able to at all — an analysis of Crunchbase data shows.

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