Startups & Tech - Issue #195: Tools for PMs, Growing Pains, and Startup Valuations

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Startups & Tech

A curated list of the top stories in technology, startups, and venture capital.

Gm. Hope everyone had a great week.

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Written by Chris McCann, General Partner @ Race Capital. More about me.

The future is now at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

If you want to keep your fingers on mobility’s pulse, you can’t afford to miss TC Sessions: Mobility 2022, a two-day, programming-packed summit covering all aspects of the mobility ecosystem. We’re back live and in-person May 18-19 in the SF Bay Area, with an online component on May 20. As a special offer for Startup Digest readers, be one of the first 50 people to register with this link and get your Early Bird Pass for free!

🗞️ Interesting Reads

A list of top tools used by product managers. TLDR: Slack, notion, figma, jira, miro, and google docs are the top used.
As startups grow up, the early contributors sometimes feel stuck/unwanted by the growing team around them. Here’s some tips for how to think about this transition.
Series A, B, and C valuations on average are all falling over the past quarter.
An analysis of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and how it might fit into the US payment landscape, written by the Federal Reserve.
A presentation on the current state of the tech VC market. TLDR: Fundamentals healthy, the IPO window is tighter, and private markets are correcting slightly but not meaningfully yet.

🔥 Startup Jobs

Race Capital: Head of Content (Remote)
Saber: Founding Frontend Engineer (Remote)
Opaque: Backend, Core Platform (Berkeley, CA)
SocialChat: Account Executive (San Francisco, CA)
GoodNotes: Data Platform, Growth (London, UK)
Databricks: Infra Eng, Product Manager
Lightning Labs: Head of Talent, Engineering Manager, Product Manager, Marketing (Remote)
Citcon: VP Engineering, Lead Architect (Remote)
Polysign: Software Engineer, Client Services (Remote)
Scarf: Head of Growth, Engineer, Data Analyst (Remote)
Zeet: Dev Experience, Customer Success, Marketing (SF, CA)
Zeta: Product Designer, Marketing Lead (Remote)
FTX: Full Stack Developer (Remote)

Browse more open roles across our portfolio at Race Capital’s Portfolio Job Board

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