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Welcome to issue 513 of Founder Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.
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Why Web3?
The DeFi data, context, NFTs, tools, and trends that defined Web3 in Summer 2021.

The Framework Handbook
20 useful frameworks on startups, investing, writing, & life.

ICED Theory - Growing Infrequent Products
The ICED theory presents a mental model to help address the challenges faced by infrequent products and facilitates the crafting of a growth-oriented approach.


Marketing, Sales and PR

I Analyzed SaaS Billing Dark Patterns
This post shares some common dark patterns we see SaaS providers enacting, from the ethical gray areas to basically-illegal ones. Then we’ll discuss what needs to change and examine a few companies that run their billing in a customer-first, ethical way.

A Founder’s Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Your First 1,000 Community Members
Pivots, MVPs and Community: How Joseph Quan, Founder & CEO of Knoetic, got his startup back on track by making community his wedge. He shares his hard-won wisdom and his six-step guide for building a community like a product.

How Buffer 2x Traffic By Deleting Their Blog
Learn how Buffer were able to 2x their organic traffic in a few days by deleting their original blog with tactics you can use on your own site

Getting your first 1000 customers through SEO
A Step by step guide to acquiring your first SEO users.

8 Effective Marketing Channels in 2021 (And How We Use Them)
From organic search to word of mouth, here are the eight marketing channels that helped us grow into an eight-figure ARR company.


Money and Finance

The Year Of The Decacorn
2021 Shatters Records For Number Of New Startups Valued At $10B+

Our fundraising learnings - 250+ meetings in 98 days to the oversubscribed round


Startups of the Week

designstripe
Create beautiful illustrations, no design skills needed.

Cron
Next-generation calendar for professionals and teams.

Column Tax
A platform enabling mobile banks and Fintech companies to offer top tier tax features to their end users.


Tips, Tools and Services

How I Got My Brain Back
Using observation, investigation, and productivity methods to understand my depression.

UserOnboard’s Samuel Hulick on designing paths, not products
Traditional product design sees product as an immutable, one-size-fits-all solution. But your app isn’t the destination — your user’s goal is. The product is just a path to reach it.

Your Board of Directors is Probably Going to Fire You
 
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