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Welcome to issue 630 of Founder Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.

General

Why Founders Shouldn't Think Like Investors
Dalton & Michael discuss the tendency to overanalyze and prioritize investor preferences over taking initial action, emphasizing the importance of focusing on fundamental aspects of starting a company rather than solely on pleasing investors, offering insights on breaking free from this mindset.

Read this before you pivot
Every startup needs a pivot. Here’s how to do it right.

Scaling Through Chaos
The Founder’s Guide to Building and Leading Teams from 0 to 1,000.

After Selling Company for $875M, Repeat Founder Emerges from Stealth & Shares Every Mistake She Made
Tracy Young launches her second startup, TigerEye, after the success of selling PlanGrid for $875 million to Autodesk, aiming to develop software addressing needs encountered during PlanGrid's creation. She discusses her vision for TigerEye and insights gained as a first-time CEO, now applied to her new venture.

Marketing, Sales and PR

GTM strategies to reach $250M ARR at ActiveCampaign
Marketing Leader Casey Hill unpacks what worked and what didn’t.

Churn Analysis using ChatGPT
How you can use AI to predict and prevent customer churn.

Money and Finance

Common mistakes in pre-seed/seed decks and pitches
The article highlights common mistakes in pre-seed/seed startup decks and pitches, emphasizing the importance of avoiding errors like using jargon, mismatched expectations in ambition, and sending overly lengthy decks.

Harnessing Generative AI in Private Equity
Investors are already using these technologies to transform companies, make better decisions, and boost returns.

What happens to the tech startups that never go public?
... and what lessons can we apply to the AI market today?

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