Founder Weekly (Issue 598 - August 9 2023)

Founder Weekly - Issue 598

Founder Weekly

Welcome to issue 598 of Founder Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.

General

This post discusses the current entrepreneurial landscape, highlighting the favorable conditions for starting new companies due to technological advancements and market opportunities, while acknowledging the challenges faced by existing businesses in a rapidly changing and competitive environment.

Bessemer reveals insights into the 2023 Cloud 100 cohort and how AI is taking center stage in the private cloud market.

Not all small features are easy to build. Some can have a massive impact on your product, value proposition, strategy and more.

We were lucky enough to be 1st Product of the Day and 3rd Product of the Week with Eden AI. In this article, we'll take you behind the scenes, explaining in detail.

This post outlines practical strategies for implementing effective compensation structures tailored to startup environments, covering key considerations and best practices to attract, motivate, and retain talent while navigating budget constraints. It offers actionable insights to help startups design compensation plans that align with their growth trajectories and organizational goals.

Marketing, Sales and PR

The beauty and chaos of vertical SaaS.

Mark Khavkin's six-year journey at Pantheon helped him collect lots of CFO learnings. In this post, he shares his top 5, focusing on the importance of data culture, pricing and packaging, and scaling a SaaS business.

Money and Finance

We have tons of posts about why founders should write updates, this is a post about the investor perspective on the value of real-time check-ins.

Autonomous drone swarms do have the ability to shift the global superpower balance. Dan Gwak talks more about defense tech in this interview.

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