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Daily Edition · Page 8

THE DAILY INDEX

Technology, AI, software, security, crypto and business

HEADLINES & TRENDS

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YES, ARR IS DEAD

ARR is dying - not because subscription software is over, but because what counts as "ARR" has become a joke. Companies are shoving usage-based pricing, experimental AI spending with terrible retention, and traditional contracts all into one metric, then making critical decisions based on numbers that no longer mean what they used to. If you're blending revenue with 85% margins and 5% churn alongside stuff with 50% margins and 40% churn, you're fooling yourself. Break apart your revenue streams, measure each one properly, and in this uncertain landscape, focus on CAC payback - how quickly you get your money back matters more than ever when you can't predict how long customers will stick around.

onlycfo.io · 5 min

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DEAD CAT BOUNCE

Despite escalating trade tensions with China threatening "to fight to the end" over new tariffs, markets rebounded strongly today - but is this genuine recovery or just a dead cat bounce? The tariff impacts are playing out in stark contrast across sectors: hardware companies like Framework are pausing US sales after being forced to sell laptops at a loss, while software firms face more indirect challenges through rising data center costs and customers becoming more hesitant with their budgets.

cautiousoptimism.news · 3 min

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A GUIDE TO DISRUPTING INCUMBENTS

Smart startups don't attack incumbents head-on - they commoditize their complements through three powerful strategies: nuking pricing power, reducing switching costs, or eating the complement entirely. The approach works especially well in today's Vertical AI landscape, where startups can use LLMs to weaken incumbent lock-in - but beware the pitfalls: don't commoditize complements critical to your own product's stickiness, and ensure your product is positioned to capture the value flow once complements become commodities.

insights.euclid.vc · 5 min

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MOST FOUNDERS ASK THE WRONG QUESTIONS IN VC FUNDRAISING MEETINGS

Here's the thing most founders miss - those VC meetings aren't just about getting a check. Every investor you pitch has seen hundreds of startups, and that experience is yours to tap if you ask the right questions. Don't waste your entire slot running through slides. In a 30-minute meeting, talk for 8 minutes and listen for 22. Ask things like "How would you describe this to your partners?" or "What risks am I not seeing?" or "Have you seen companies like mine crash and burn?" These questions turn investors into free consultants and show you're confident enough to handle tough feedback.

theventurecrew.substack.com · 4 min

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