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FoundersGrid #526
October 24, 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 TikTok’s owner became the world’s most valuable unicorn
As other video streaming services fail at their first year of launching, TikTok has continued to enjoy significant success.  At the end of 2018, ByteDance completed a $3 billion investment round and was valued at $75 billion, making it the most valuable startup in the world.  In 2020, it was valued at $140 billion cementing its high-flying status.

Boston startups expand region’s venture capital footprint.
The fear COVID-19 brought in this year has initially slowed down venture capital growth.  That quickly was changed as venture capitalists discovered that demand for software and other services that startups provide was accelerating, pushing many young tech companies back into growth mode, and investors back into check-writing arena.  And Boston has been an exemplar of the trend.

Quibi is shutting down, ending a $2 billion streaming experiment.
Launched in April 2020 to create the “next generation of storytelling,” Quibi founders announced their decision to wind down the short-form video service.  But, what really happened?  What caused a $2 billion streaming experiment to fail?

Startup hiring in the midst of the pandemic:  Yes, it is rebounding and now back to pre-pandemic levels
Hiring in the tech sector is back to pre-pandemic levels with fintech, social and gaming companies coming back strongest.

How startups should budget in uncertain times.
Isaac Roth, a seasoned entrepreneur, shares his guiding principles during uncertain times.

How to use customer expansion to skyrocket growth
Getting more people to pay you is always the goal of the business and many think that getting new customers is the only way to grow.  Unfortunately, that is not entirely true.  In some case, in fact, getting new customers costs more and is not even the best growth strategy.

Europe’s startups battle Airbnb for digital nomad market
As more and more people resort to digital nomad life due to COVID-19, European startups Flatio and NomadX are challenging Airbnb for dominance of the mid-term rental market.  

Workspaces, disrupted:  The future of office work
The traditional 9-to-5 jobs and daily commute have been permanently changed COVID-19.  Although, many companies, even before the pandemic struck have started transforming their future workspace.  This means adapting the trend of creating flexibility in where employees want to work.

COMMUNITY NEWS

  • Startups founded by women most affected by the pandemic.  Link
  • A first look at Tesla’s full self-driving beta software update with videos shared by owners who tested it.  Link
  • mmhmm, Phil Libin’s new startup acquired Memix to add enhanced filters to its video presentation toolkit.  Link
  • After its launch six months ago, Quibi says it’s shutting down.  Link
  • Minneapolis health insurance startup Bind Benefits raises $105 million.  Link
  • Sana CEO reveals details about stealthy gene therapy startup that raised more than $700 million.  Link
  • Strategies used by 5 creators to make big money from their YouTube channels.  Link
  • Amazon employees protest at Seattle HQ to ask for paid time off so workers can vote.  Link
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