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FoundersGrid #520
September 11, 2020
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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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How Canny bootstrapped to $800K annual recurring revenue.
Instead of focusing on raising money, Canny, a SaaS tool, focused on building a stellar product to solve a problem people are willing to pay for.
 
Initially marketing to EV only dealers in the US, Recurrent brings transparency to EV batteries and reducing risk in used car shopping
While key to deciding on a used-car, battery life and range over time is information that’s tightly held by EV automakers. Mechanics and dealers can tell shoppers if a battery is performing within its warranty, but not necessarily details about its condition. Recurrent fills in the blanks for used EV shoppers.
 
This founder built startups in 2008, 2016 and 2018 and shares what he learned about resiliency
Bob Moore is not new to building businesses and experiencing failures.  In this article, he shares the lessons he learned, the actions he took to be better in his next venture, and how to build resilience.
 
Do Ventures launches $50 million  fund for Vietnamese startups
Backed by several of Asia’s most notable institutional investors, new investment firm Do Ventures announced the first closing of its fund for Vietnamese startups.
 
Startups need fewer visionaries and more mechanics.  If you are an idea person, do not hire another idea person to help you build your startup
Many people claim to be “startup experts” because they have been involved in several startups. But there is a vast difference between expertise and experience.  When you need help taking your company in the right direction, remember that experience is about doing, and expertise is about knowing.  Both are important.  This article helps guide founders find the right help they need to build their business.
 
E-commerce surge and economic uncertainty is a boon for on-demand warehousing startup Flexe
Flexe, a Seattle warehousing startup was already growing before COVID-19, but the pandemic has driven even more demand for its flexible warehousing solution.
 
Startup’s playbook for running impactful virtual offsites
People are craving for connection right now, but so much of the identity and day-to-day life is absorbed in work.  This playbook will help leaders create the space for belonging and connection in workplaces even if it’s virtual.
 
Slack wants to make life easier for remote teams with its 5 new Workflow Builder templates
Factors affecting work setting and daily lives may be beyond our control at the moment.   But Slack has created 5 new Workflow Builder visual tool templates that will help shape how teams adapt and improve the way they work together while keeping members safe and healthy.
 
This 35-year-old  CEO is about to crack the glass ceiling, shattering a dismal IPO track record
Leen Kawas, a 35-year old CEO and co-founder of Seattle biotechnology company Athira Pharma would be the first woman to guide a company to an IPO in Washington state in more than two decades.  Check who Leen Kawas is and why is she considered as a true unicorn.
 
Use “productive paranoia” to build cybersecurity culture at your startup
Fostering a corporate culture that embraces cybersecurity best practices keeps customer data safe and your company’s reputation intact.  But security isn’t something you can easily tack on later.  It must be ingrained in company’s culture and so much easier to start during the early days.

COMMUNITY NEWS

  • Founders from around the world will be connecting in remotely to pitch live on the virtual TechCrunch Disrupt 2020.  Link
  • TalkSocket partners with PopSockets to turn the popular smartphone grip into a miniature Amazon Alexa device.  Link 
  • London VCs launch joint initiative to expand funding opportunities for underrepresented founders.  Link
  • X-ray vision in the warehouse: ThruWave raises $6.4 to help online retailers see through packages.  Link
  • Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, shares why Warren Buffett invests in an unprofitable business.  Link
  • Health tech startup Optimize.health raised $15.6 million to help meet demand for remote patient monitoring services amid the pandemic.  Link
  • Madrona leads $9 million investments in coffee startup Trade which connects homebrewers to roasters.  Link
  • Willo, a freemium video interview SaaS scores $320K during the remote work boom.  Link
  • Groww, an investment app for millennials in India, raises $30 million led by YC Continuity.  Link
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