The Daily Index — Wednesday, October 4, 2023 · TLDR Index

HEADLINES & TRENDS

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EMERGING TRENDS AND SHIFTS IN THE INDIAN FINTECH LANDSCAPE

We flagged the Indian software scene in the last edition, here’s a quick dive into the Indian fintech space, which saw $442m in funding in Q2 2023.

connectingthedotsinfin.tech · 2 min

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THE MOBILE REVOLUTION VS. THE AI REVOLUTION

AI is a technological revolution more akin to the invention of the internet than the proliferation of smartphones, as computers will no longer act like calculators but as something like the human brain.

digitalnative.tech · 12 min

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SMALL APPLICATIONS, GROWING PROTOCOLS

This essay describes the big potential of small apps. It goes over the challenges they face in building defensible, long-term businesses as well as a possible solution by building on top of growing protocols.

notboring.co · 8 min

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TALKING EXPANSION WITH PUBLIC.COM GM INTERNATIONAL, DANN BIBAS

Internationalizing, whether launching totally into new markets or bringing additional products to it, is really one big continuous experiment in customer discovery.

akashbajwa.substack.com · 6 min

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A DEEP DIVE ON THE MONTHLY TO ANNUAL PLAN PRICING TRICK

A simple trick: if your average user stays around for four months, price your annual plan at five months. This allows you to increase your LTV by 25%, and it’s a really simple change to make.

entrepreneurshandbook.co · 6 min

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HOW TO HANDLE ADVISORY SHARES

An X thread exploring who should get advisory shares, how much they should get, why you might give advisory shares, and potential pitfalls.

twitter.com · 5 min

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LESSONS FROM BOOTSTRAPPED COMPANIES FOUNDED BY SOFTWARE ENGINEERS

Five things that worked consistently for five bootstrapped founders: do things better than anyone else, create a “wow” experience, keep it simple, focus, and ship.

newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com · 26 min

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YOUR PRODUCT IS BORING

“Visual differentiation” - you’ve achieved it when a customer sees your product in the first 30 seconds, it’s crystal clear to them what makes you different from everything else they have ever seen.

breakingpoint.tech · 4 min

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STRONG OPINIONS WEAKLY HELD

“Strong opinions, weakly held” is a mantra used by Marc Andreesen. It’s a technique for decision-making under imperfect information. It’s about committing to a decision, moving fast and learning quickly, and then being comfortable pivoting when new information surfaces.

pivotal.substack.com · 4 min

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WHAT IT'S LIKE TO START A JOB AS CEO

Joining as the CEO of a company you didn’t start can present many challenges, from avoiding organizational rejection to making big decisions right away. Here’s a breakdown of some recent observations.

ejorgenson.com · 2 min

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HOW SALES PEOPLE WIN

Have a product that solves a genuine user problem and simply articulate that to the customer.

saastr.com · 2 min

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RETURN TO OFFICE IS BULLSHIT AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT

Companies forcing ultimatums on employees will lose talent and struggle to hire as employees start countering companies' ultimatums with their own.

soatok.blog · 10 min