The Daily Index — Friday, November 17, 2023 · TLDR Index

HEADLINES & TRENDS

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MORE GLOBAL REFURBISHED GADGET STARTUPS ARE GETTING FUNDED

With most top-of-the-line consumer devices reaching peak feature sets and high ticket prices, a new wave of companies are being funded that take “old” gear and repurpose it with a warranty.

news.crunchbase.com · 3 min

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THE 10-YEAR “OVERNIGHT” SUCCESS STORY OF CASETEXT (17 MINUTE LISTEN)

Casetext just sold to Thomson Reuters for $650M in what looks like an acquisition swept up in the AI craze. However, this was no overnight success with the company having started in 2023. A walk down memory lane along with what it took to persevere.

ycombinator.com

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HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO USE AN LLM?

Reviewing the details of common queries to an LLM across the different models reveals that it is really cost-bound at the moment. With the latest OpenAI announcements and advancements with the open source models, that may be set to change.

tomtunguz.com · 2 min

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HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT MARKETING CHANNELS FOR YOUR STARTUP

Most startups have fallen into the random acts of marketing trap. Picking channels randomly off a checklist and failing to ensure you have the right fuel and content to do the channel justice is a common mistake. This guide offers a framework for choosing marketing channels wisely.

newsletter.mkt1.co · 17 min

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WHERE DO CORPORATE POLITICS COME FROM?

A walkthrough of where corporate politics come from and ways to potentially root it out by undermining the incentives to do it. Figuring this out for any size organization could be a serious competitive advantage.

breakingpoint.tech · 4 min

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OPENMETER (PRODUCT)

Scalable usage metering for AI and DevOps communities.

openmeter.io

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PASSIONFROOT DISCOVERY (PRODUCT)

Discover and book top creators to promote your product.

passionfroot.me

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HURREE (PRODUCT)

A pinboard for your analytics.

hurree.co

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THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO PRODUCT OPERATIONS (79 MINUTE PODCAST)

This podcast shares insights, strategies, and real-world experiences for mastering all things product ops. In particular, it explains the benefits of introducing product ops into your startup sooner rather than later.

lennysnewsletter.com

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A DATA-DRIVEN LOOK AT THE RISE OF AI

This is a slide-heavy post from the Cerebral Valley AI Summit that takes a data approach to looking at the growth of AI. We all hear it constantly, but the data backing it up is pretty immense. Most interesting is the growth and subsequent collapse of developer interest.

newcomer.co · 6 min

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THE FIRST THING YOU LEARN IN SKATEBOARDING IS HOW TO FALL

Marc Randolph makes the case comparing learning how to skateboard with learning to fail starting a company. The analogy is pretty on-point and always a refresher for those thinking about starting (or failing) at something new.

marcrandolph.com · 4 min

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MOM AND POP SHOPS ARE CUTTING SOFTWARE SPENDING

Analysts are seeing a pullback in software spending by restaurants, retailers, and other local and regional businesses, which are responding to weaker consumer trends.

cnbc.com · 4 min

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DECISIVE AND COURAGEOUS

You will sometimes have to make key decisions. These opportunities are few and far between, and it’s much easier to let them pass you by. It’s all about having the courage to make a decision, right or wrong, and to do it with conviction.

jaredhecht.com · 2 min