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FoundersGrid #523
October 2, 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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How giving product features away for free helped a bootstrapped startup grow during COVID-19
Many founders are unsure how to navigate the pandemic, and whether or not to open up their products or to double down on their business models.  The author recommends the former: to find ways during the pandemic to meet your users where they are, and support them through murky waters.

The billionaire who wanted to die broke...is now officially broke.
Chuck Feeney, the former billionaire and co-founder of the retail giant Duty Free Shoppers has finally given all his money away to Charity.  He has nothing left now - and he couldn’t be happier.
 
3 Workflows to improve team collaboration - brainstorming, delegation, and communication
Working with a team comes with its own challenges, but with the help of automation, you don’t have to worry about the tasks that trip most teams.  Now, you’ll have more time to focus on 
getting the job done.
 
Ukranian developer built $19.3 billion app because Silicon Valley was too ignorant to do it
Jan Koum capitalized on Silicon Valley’s blind spot and built the world’s largest messaging platform with $0 ad spend.
 
Here is how these 5 side projects became unicorn startups
Receiving early fundings from angels and VCs have helped many startups get billion-dollar valuations.  However, there are also many startups that reached the unicorn status while being a side project from the time of inception.  Many of these startups remained side projects for years before becoming full-time businesses; and their growth shows no sign of stopping.
 
3 Founders share their insights on scaling to $100 million ARR
Three successful executives share their path to building successful companies that would inspire and guide budding founders as they scale their own startup to $100 million ARR.
 
Per use pricing: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Pricing is one of the most heavily debated topics in the SaaS world.  Not just how much to charge, but what pricing model to go with. Do you charge per user? A flat rate? Some kind of oddly complex credit system? Which one should you use?  The answer?  It depends.
 
How to perfect your fintech story and close your next funding round
You’ve got a great story to tell.  This article guides you in making sure that you convey it in the best and most effective way possible.
 

COMMUNITY NEWS

  • Cazoo, the UK used car sales platform, raises $311 million and is now valued at over $2.5 billion.  Link
  • Writer, a service that watches as you type, flagging language that doesn’t match up with your style guide and values, just raised $5 million to scale up. Link
  • A new Google Assistant feature “Hold for Me,” waits on hold so you don’t have to.  Link
  • Amazon revealed, for the first time, its pandemic data showing 19,000 employees tested positive for COVID-19.  Link
  • Startups from all over the world applied, but only 10 were chosen to pitch on the virtual TechCruch Stage on October 5, 2020, a day before the Mobility 2020.  Link
  • Nintex, a workflow automation company, will acquire K2 Software, and project to have more than 10,000 customers and generate more than $200 million in revenue after the deal is closed.  Link
  • Former Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff launches a new startup called Pacaso to help people buy second homes.  Link
  • Another AI-hosted podcast:  The Future of Tech Belongs To Its Builders.  Link
  • Sendinblue, the Paris-based digital marketing platform, raises $160 million in new funding - the highest fundraising round for any all-in-one marketing platform in the U.S. and Europe.  Link
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