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FoundersGrid #513
July 10, 2020
Smash Digital SEO
A growth agency, filled to the brim with unicorn images and SEO memes. A team of SEOs who actually know how to use SEO instead of just sell SEO to people who don’t know SEO. An agency with so much link juice you’ll need a mop and bucket to clean it all up. 
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Secretive data startup Palantir has confidentially filed for an IPO
One of Silicon Valley’s oldest startups, data firm Palantir has filed a confidential S-1 with the SEC in a bid to go public - a positive sign for a startup listings environment that had been battered by the coronavirus pandemic.
 
Uber is acquiring Postmates in a landmark $2.65B deal
M&A activity is heating up in the tech sector yet again, and Postmates is set to be one of the biggest beneficiaries, as it’s just reached an all cash buyout deal with Uber.
 
Here’s why SurveySparrow built its culture code early as a startup
Culture codes can perhaps best be thought of as your brand’s personality. And they’re critical to get in place early when you’re building a startup, as they’ll set the tone for what’s to come.
 
Nearly 70,000 tech startup employees have lost their jobs since March
Despite some recovery in the tech industry, the startup segment remains devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, with tens of thousands having lost jobs just in the past few months - but that means an ample supply of talent for those looking to hire.
 
Your startup launch shouldn’t be treated as a PR opportunity, but instead as a new beginning
A lot of startups use their initial launch as a way to make a big splash, but sometimes the best way to leverage this attention isn’t carried over into action - here’s how to do just that.
 
What startups look for in entrepreneurs and their teams
This is a great deep dive on the key qualities that investors look for when finding promising startups (and founders) to place their trust and capital in for the first time.
 
How to scale sales at your startup
Executive coach Dave Bailey knows better than most how to build high performing teams, and in this blog he reveals how to grow a world-class sales team specifically.
 
The secret to raising your first million dollar round of startup funding that nobody talks about
Raising funding is always a challenge, and raising a $1M+ round is even more difficult. That said, there are a few tricks to landing your first major round of funding that are worth keeping in mind.
 
How are the startups being created this year different than those that came before?
The coronavirus pandemic and racial tensions around the world are shaping the next generation of startups in unique ways that are only now starting to be fully understood.
 
Here’s how deepfakes are becoming the hot new corporate training tool
With more of the world working from home than ever, deepfake startups are finding big business in producing video content and training for some of the world’s largest corporations.

COMMUNITY NEWS

  • Uber is launching on-demand grocery delivery in Latin America and Canada.  Link
  • Take a look at what Google was like 20 years ago.  Link
  • Visa is doubling down on Bitcoin and partnering with Zap.  Link
  • Capital has just raised $9M in funding for its pioneering “capital as a service” platform.  Link
  • This is a great explainer on how to divide up startup equity.  Link
  • Startup layoffs could be starting to level off.  Link
  • With recent moves by Ford and Tesla, the competition for electric vehicles is heating up.  Link
  • DCM’s new $880M venture fund is eying Chinese startups.  Link
  • Northflank has just raised $2.6M in funding for its workflow startup.  Link
  • Sequoia is launching two new startup growth funds for India and Southeast Asia.  Link
     
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