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Welcome to issue 610 of Founder Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.

General

Reflections on a movement | Eric Ries (creator of the Lean Startup methodology)
Eric Ries, the Lean Startup methodology creator, author, and founder of the Long-Term Stock Exchange, discusses the current state of Lean Startup, misconceptions, MVPs, pivot decisions, AI, core values, and his big idea, the Long-Term Stock Exchange in this wide-ranging conversation.

Takeaways & lessons from 250k+ LLM calls on 100k corporate docs
Most Retrieval Augmented Demos on the internet are great demoware, and little more.

Where are the opportunities for new startups in generative AI?
Sharing our mental model on gen AI in SaaS.

Confessions of a Middle-Class Founder
During the boom times, I launched a start-up so I could become rich. Years later, I’m still looking for my exit.

Design Tips to Convert More Customers
Aaron Epstein and Pete Koomen discuss the importance of good design in websites. They emphasize that a website is like a journey, and the landing page is just the first step. The goal is to convince visitors to dig deeper and ultimately sign up or purchase your product. They also cover some of the seemingly small things in a page’s design that can ultimately have huge impacts.

Marketing, Sales and PR

Unlocking Marketing ROI: Metrics and Strategies
Explore the significance of measuring marketing ROI and learn how to analyze and leverage this key metric for your business’s success.

Programmatic SEO, Explained for Beginners
Learn how programmatic SEO works (even if you can't write code).

Money and Finance

The Big Reset in Seed to Series A Graduation Rates is Real and Permanent
We are in the middle of a big reset where the percentage of Seed stage companies that graduate to Series A rounds will drop dramatically, with implications for founders and VCs.

A Crash Course in M&A
A comprehensive guide to mergers and acquisitions that provides an overview of the M&A process, including valuation, due diligence, and integration.

How to Wind Down a Venture Backed Startup
The most comprehensive guide to close operations and redistribute capital for a venture-backed Delaware C-Corporation.

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