The Daily Index — Monday, October 30, 2023 · TLDR Index

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REFLECTIONS ON A MOVEMENT WITH ERIC REIS (134 MINUTE PODCAST)

The Lean Startup approach has been a powerful framework for founders for over a decade. Build MVPs, test, experiment, and iterate. Moving fast has been a guiding mantra. How relevant is this methodology in 2023 and beyond? Eric Ries, the founder of the Lean Startup methodology, dives in.

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AI’S ROLE IN RUNNING SOFTWARE COMPANIES

From helping you to write code to checking the quality of that code and adding repeatability to your content generation, AI is going to impact how we think about leverage in the daily operations of our software companies. This article explores the common areas where you should be thinking about adding AI to your operations.

davidcummings.org · 2 min

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VENTURE DEALMAKING FALLS TO ITS LOWEST LEVEL IN 7 YEARS

Global deal count in Q3’23 slipped well below pre-pandemic averages to its lowest point since 2016. What does this mean for you? Nothing we haven’t heard before–funding is harder to get and VCs are making decisions more slowly, prepare accordingly.

cbinsights.com · 2 min

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WHEN TO CONSIDER OFFERING FREE-TRIALS OR FREEMIUM

Thinking about a free trial or freemium offering? Here are some questions to ask yourself. It ultimately comes down to how easy your product is to use without any guidance and the value that the customer represents.

saastr.com · 2 min

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10+ ACTIONABLE THINGS YOU CAN DO IN THE EARLY DAYS TO SCALE FASTER

Do things that don’t scale your time but do scale your understanding and revenue.

saastr.com · 4 min

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DEAR SAASTR: WHAT DOES A US-BASED SAAS COMPANY NEED TO KNOW BEFORE EXPANDING INTO EUROPE

It’s always hard to know when to go into Europe but if you have a universally interesting product, get there sooner and put boots on the ground. Landing in London usually helps as you’re close to pretty much every major brand on the planet and in their timezone.

saastr.com · 3 min

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LAYER (PRODUCT)

Layer cuts your research time by 40% with AI-powered summarization, information extraction, and more.

layer.app

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FLOWRL (PRODUCT)

Realtime UI personalization, powered by AI.

flowrl.ai

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SIFTING THROUGH THE NOISE: HOW AI WILL IMPACT INFORMATION OVERLOAD

No doubt as a founder, you consume a lot of content on a weekly basis. Articles, blog posts, tweets, this newsletter. With AI, the amount of user-generated content is going to increase exponentially. The systems you build to defend your attention will be more important than ever.

maried.substack.com · 5 min

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VCS HAVE A BAD RELATIONSHIP WITH TRUCKS

The implosion of Convoy was hard to miss last week but VCs have a long history of screwing it up when it comes to trucking. They forgot about the most important part about trucking: the driver. This is a great breakdown of the state-of-the-state and things to come.

news.crunchbase.com · 3 min

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GAS GAS REVOLUTION

The price of doing business on the blockchain is only getting cheaper and will continue to do so. Does that mean meaningful business can finally be done on these platforms? The outcome of this crypto craze will likely be a wildly boring and insanely huge blockchain business, but it’s still another 5-10 years out.

tomtunguz.com · 2 min

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4 WAYS AI IS CHANGING MARKETING

Your ability to aggregate and understand customer data is improving, allowing you to have a better understanding of your customers, predict their future behavior more accurately, offer scaled customer support, and curate messaging that resonates more accurately.

forbes.com · 2 min

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THREE THINGS ABOUT INNOVATION

Consensus rarely proceeds innovation.

seths.blog · 1 min

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HOW TOP PERFORMERS START THEIR MORNING (1 MINUTE VIDEO)

Tim Ferris breaks down the best way to start your morning.

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