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FoundersGrid #516
August 7, 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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Here’s why breath startups are taking over your smartphone
Breath startups are all the rage now, and for good reason - their core product is all about getting the common consumer to live more mindfully and be at peace. Here’s how the industry is taking off.
 
Gumroad’s former CEO speaks out on rolling funds, a new way for startups to raise capital
Rolling funds are a new way to raise capital and distribute it more efficiently to founders, and Sahil Lavingia is one of the ex-founders who’s pioneering this new model with his latest fund.
 
Inside the emerging alumni network of Square’s founders
Just like PayPal, Square is shaping up to be a payments giant with quite the list of distinguished alumni - this is a great deep dive into the who’s who of the Square alumni network.
 
Rippling’s latest funding round is giving this startup founder a second chance
The software startup has just raised $145M in fresh funding, and it’s turning out to be a lifeline for Parker Conrad, the controversial and polarizing ex-founder of Zenefits.
 
How Jio became the darling of Silicon Valley
India’s Reliance Jio has historically been known as a staid telecoms business, but that’s quickly changing with new injections of capital from Google and Amazon in recent months.
 
VP of Finance: the non-obvious hire for startups
Getting a VP of Finance on board is one of the most critical hiring decisions startups will make, but far too often it’s not prioritized - here’s why not doing so sooner can be dangerous.
 
Why micro-investors are the future of startup funding
Micro-investors at a mini-fund or even an individual level are becoming more and more common as the startup investing playing field continues to rapidly evolve for founders.
 
This cannabis startup raised more than $150M, then collapsed - here’s what happened
Genius Fund was one of the hottest online cannabis startups in the world, but after some shady dealings, it collapsed within a matter of days - here’s what went wrong.
 
Here’s how Plausible bootstrapped from $400 to $2,750 MRR in just 135 days with no ads
Plausible is a great case study in how to grow one’s business rapidly in terms of recurring revenue on a minimal budget - a must read for any SaaS founder.
 
A hospital room paved the way for the creation of startup GlobalPatron
GlobalPatron is a little-known startup, but it has an inspiring story rooted in a tiny hospital room. This is a fantastic example of how to take challenging situations in life and business, and make the best of them.
 

COMMUNITY NEWS

  • Singapore’s TradeGecko has just been acquired by software giant Intuit.  Link 
  • Check out Y Combinator’s Startup Library 2.0.  Link
  • TechHub, once the hub of London’s startup scene, has gone bust.  Link
  • Apple has reportedly acquired payments startup Mobeewave.  Link
  • This is the ultimate report of startup failure rates.  Link
  • Zimbabwe is launching its first startup incubator program.  Link
  • Epic Games has just announced a massive $1.78B round of funding.  Link
  • How to identify your startup early adopters.  Link
  • Meet Europe’s “Green Deal” startup heroes.  Link
  • eCommerce platform BigCommerce has just finished its long-awaited IPO.  Link
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