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Founder Reading is a newsletter of advanced-level, must-read articles for entrepreneurs, human-curated from hundreds of VC's, startups, and operators. If you haven't signed up, you can subscribe here. If you enjoyed today's publication, share it with someone who will find it useful! |
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GROWTH: Alex Iskold, Managing Partner at 2048 Ventures, argues why startups need to think of customers as a network, and further explains the ingredients to nurture and scale a customer network like building an exceptional product, focusing on early adopters, ongoing communication to the community of customers and more: Why Customer Network is the next big thing that every startup needs to master |
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FOUNDER INTERVIEW: Kurt Rathmann, Founder & CEO at ScaleFactor, shares thoughts on how founders can fully leverage their cap table, the core ways VCs can add value, how was he able to raise $105M in just 13 months over three separate rounds, the challenges in scaling communications internally and more: The Twenty Minute VC |
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FUNDRAISING: Jason Lemkin, Founder of SaaStr, walks through the red flags that would make a venture capitalist reject a startup immediately, including CEO not reaching out for fundraising, metrics that don't make sense, burnt too much capital during an early stage, difficult to schedule a meeting with and more: 13 Things That Say "Don't Fund Me" To VCs |
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PRODUCT: Noa Ganot, Head of Product at eBay Israel, discusses the methods to create products that truly solve customers' problems, including reinventing the current product and improve it, thinking entirely about what the user would like to have and imagining everything is possible, delivering the new solution quickly and more: How to Create Magical Products and Truly Solve Your Customers’ Problems |
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HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT: David Cummings, Founder of the Atlanta Tech Village, reflects on why picking a high growth city is an important contributor to entrepreneurial success, saying great people are drawn to cities with opportunity and growth, therefore it is in such environment where recruiting and retaining amazing people typically happens the easiest: Entrepreneurs Should Pick a High Growth City |
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FUNDRAISING: Semil Shah, Venture Partner at Lighspeed Venture Partners, points out the reasons why seed-stage firms have grown in size over the past decade: Why Seed Funds Have Scaled |
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