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Welcome to issue 577 of Founder Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.
General

Winning the AI Products Arms Race
How do you avoid getting disrupted by AI and actually build AI products people will use? The AI Survival Curve will help find your AI product market fit.

Navigation Systems
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi’s Approach to Decision-Making.

Using Large Language Models Effectively
What 10 Cutting-Edge Companies Have Learned From Building on Top of LLMs.


Marketing, Sales and PR

Behind the scenes of Calendly’s rapid growth | Annie Pearl (CPO)
In this episode, Annie shares three paths into product management and advice on how to get your foot in the door. She also gives us an inside look at how Calendly’s product teams are structured, how they transitioned from solely PLG to adding a sales team and unlocking new growth levers, how they do planning, and much more.

Growing Self-Serve From 0 To 70%+: The Deputy PLG Strategy For Shift Workers
This article shares how Deputy's PLG self-service motion quickly attracted more users and revenue to its staff management software platform.


Money and Finance

Unpacking why AI Companies funding rounds are so expensive
Or, is this the biggest VC funding bubble since the dot-com crash?

Narrative Cycles & Conviction in Technology
What tracking changes in narratives tells us about conviction, depth, and emotions during times of exuberance and volatility.

Cash Management for Early Stage Startups
25+ tips and strategies to increase your company's odds of success.
 
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