The Daily Index — Wednesday, July 19, 2023 · TLDR Index

HEADLINES & TRENDS

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EXPENSES

Uber Technologies Inc may face a lawsuit in California regarding the coverage of work-related expenses for drivers. If successful, what precedent does this set for the broader gig economy?

techtimes.com · 2 min

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BUT SECTOR REMAINS RESILIENT

$27.3 billion has been deployed across 1,714 fintech venture deals in H1 2023. Down 14% since H2 2022.

fintechfutures.com · 2 min

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WHEN TO DIG A MOAT

Generative AI has caused a bit of a divide on the topic of moats. Now that we can build things quickly, and often without deep engineering expertise, are we seeing the erosion of defensible moats? Packy explores the types of moats that might exist beyond the technical product.

notboring.co · 11 min

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WHY CONSUMER SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE SO HARD AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT

Retaining existing customers is important in the current market. Consumers are irrational. It’s incredibly dififcult to predict who will churn and it’s hard (and expensive) to win their attention in the first place these days. Casey Winters double-clicks on a few tactics and strategies to ensure you’re not leaving money on the table.

caseyaccidental.com · 8 min

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The central theme? You guessed it, customer centricity. Listen to your customers, build a product that truly serves their needs, and acknowledge that your product likely needs to evolve as their needs change, particularly if you’re building for startups that grow up one day.

saastr.com · 4 min

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REFORGE ARTIFACTS

Reforge just launched Artifacts - a library of documents capturing lessons and insights from established founders and operators.

reforge.com · 2 min

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SURVIVING A SLOWDOWN

We know this message has been drilled in a lot over the last year, but Sean offers some simple mental models to apply when faced with uncertainty and slow market conditions.

breakingpoint.substack.com · 4 min

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HOW MUCH EQUITY SHOULD I GIVE A KEY STARTUP ADVISOR?

Finding the right advisor is hard, incentivising them accordingly even more so. How do you build skin in the game at the right level and reward experienced advisors for their time? Here’s a “back of the napkin” kinda way.

saastr.com · 1 min