The Daily Index — Wednesday, November 22, 2023 · TLDR Index

HEADLINES & TRENDS

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OPENAI’S MISALIGNMENT AND MICROSOFT’S GAIN

The OpenAI crisis is moving fast. This analysis breaks down events so far and offers a forward look at the options ahead for OpenAI, Microsoft, and Sam Altman. What seems clear is that Altman and Microsoft are in the driver’s seat of AI.

stratechery.com · 17 min

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HAS THE GLOBAL UNICORN CLUB REACHED ITS PEAK?

Over 100+ unicorns were minted per quarter from Q1’21 to Q1’22. However, from Q2’22, things changed enormously. Unicorn births reached a low point in Q3’23 at 12, with the fewest in over 6 years.

cbinsights.com · 4 min

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5 WAYS TO LEVERAGE AI IN TECH

Freshworks CIO Prasad Ramakrishnan walks through some viable use cases of AI in your startup. From enhancing user experience to onboarding and data platform optimization, this article shares five ways organizations can leverage AI to solve problems and grow.

saastr.com · 6 min

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ADVICE FOR SENDING COLD EMAILS AND DMS

Whether it’s to investors, potential partners, or customers, even as founders, you still need to reach out to people cold. This post is a nice reminder of the tactics to keep at hand when you do it.

justinjackson.ca · 2 min

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SO, YOU MADE A MISTAKE …

In light of the dumpster fire that is the tech landscape this week, we thought it made sense to dig into this gem around dealing with the mistakes you have made. Own up to them, be transparent, and tell the story about how you won’t let it happen again.

breakingpoint.tech · 3 min

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FLOWLA (PRODUCT)

A digital sales room that wows buyers.

flowla.com

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ASKPOT (PRODUCT)

Make competitive analysis 5x faster.

askpot.com

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KWHERO (PRODUCT)

Scientifically crafted SEO content to skyrocket Google ranks.

kwhero.com

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2023 OPERATING BENCHMARKS

OpenView recently dropped its SaaS Benchmarking Report. This article walks through the key highlights, which include an analysis of growth rates, median headcount changes, and CAC payback periods at private companies.

mostlymetrics.com · 5 min

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WHAT MAKES A SUCCESSFUL CEO?

Transitioning from Founder to CEO requires active thinking. It involves shifting from managing a product or small team to really managing a company. This article unpacks the elements of a successful CEO and the things you need to think about before, during, and after the step into a CEO role.

mckinsey.com · 15 min

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A GOOD FRAMEWORK TO USE WHEN HIRING YOUR FIRST SALES REP

It’s quite simple, during your interview, assess whether you’d buy your product from them. Don’t hire someone just because they have a certain number of years of experience or worked at a certain company.

saastr.com · 2 min

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WHAT’S THE BEST CITY FOR TECHIES IN 2024?

An exploration into the best city for techies, with Seattle coming out on top.

overthinkingmoney.com · 8 min

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HOW DO YOU HIRE UPWARDS?

This post is really timely given the gaping holes that likely need to be filled by the OpenAI team, with takes from some really sharp people on how to find the best-of-the-best even when it seems impossible.

thegeneralist.substack.com · 4 min