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Welcome to issue 437 of Founder Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.
General

The next $1B consumer startup will be a vertical social network — here’s why
We believe that today’s environment is an ideal launching ground for the next group of billion-dollar consumer companies: vertical social networks. This post shares five “keys for success” in early stage vertical social products. After outlining these factors, we’ll discuss a few specific types of vertical social networks we’re particularly excited about.

Software will eat software in a remote-first world
Is that a good thing?

Dark Patterns: Past, Present, and Future
The evolution of tricky user interfaces.

Workplace Changes We’re Hoping to See in Our Next Normal
From a greater emphasis on mental health to a shift toward more compassion and empathy, here’s what we’re predicting will change about culture once we return to work.

Our Economy Was Just Blasted Years Into the Future
The crisis is compressing and accelerating trends that would have taken decades to play out.

The Opportunity and Risks for Consumer Startups in a Social Distancing World 
A Framework for Consumer Attention.

Four implications of disruption theory for the Passion Economy (Part 2)

The Rise of TikTok and Understanding Its Parent Company, ByteDance

The Death Of Corporate Research Labs 

Why every tech downturn has a silver lining


Marketing, Sales and PR

Why Marketing Flywheels Work
Marketing Flywheel is a continuously improving set of repeatable, tactical investments that scaled with decreasing friction. Want to make marketing a competitive advantage for your business? You’re gonna need a flywheel. No individual hack, no short-term set of investments, can compete.

The First Creations of 10 Famous Creators and What You Can Learn From Them
Lessons from the debuts of Gary Vaynerchuk, Lauryn Hill, Jim Henson and more.

Why Traditional Marketing Will Turn Your Startup Into a Garbage Fire
For an unknown product from an unknown company to achieve product-market fit, the marketing has to be far more educational than brand-centric. No one wants to buy something they don’t understand.

Growing your company through launching a successful product for new audiences
In the previous essays of this series, we discussed how established companies and products can grow by entering new markets through movement into adjacent dependent segments in the value chain and building new products for an established user base. In this post, we will talk about growing through expanding your product to new audiences. 

How YC startups shorten sales cycles by 20% with Slack


Money and Finance

How to approach (and work with) the 3 types of corporate VCs 
In this post , we’ll discuss the types of CVCs, the best way to approach each type and the key things to keep in mind during initial discussions.

How to Raise Startup Funding via Phone or Zoom

Why Your VC Doesn’t Like Debt 

Why investors are paying 10x revenue for the best software companies

Fundraising When You’ve Been at it a While


Startups of the Week

Kubera
Keep track of your net worth. Store important documents. Ensure safe transfer to the beneficiary.

Deliverr 
Amazon-like fulfillment for leading online sellers. Deliverr accelerates your eCommerce sales with fast and affordable fulfillment.

CTO.ai
Build, Share & Run developer workflows in CLI + Slack.


Tips, Tools and Services

Startups, Write Changelogs
Changelogs are not uncommon in software development, but often they are not used in early stage companies to engage with users and investors. This post shares why and how you should write changelogs for your startups.

29 Best Landing Page Examples of 2020 (For Your Swipe File)
The best landing page examples from 2020 that'll inspire you. Get an Unbounce-certified perspective on the smartest, slickest, and snappiest out there.

Why are some people better at working from home than others? 
In a world of telework, some people just take better to working from home. Does this productivity come naturally, or can you learn it?

GitLab CEO Shadow program takeaways and lessons learned
I attended every meeting with GitLab's CEO for two weeks. This is what I learned.

How I trick my well developed procrastination skills
 
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