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Daily Edition · Page 9

THE DAILY INDEX

Technology, AI, software, security, crypto and business

HEADLINES & TRENDS

TLDR Founders

TLDR Founders

WHAT IT TAKES TO IPO IN 2025

Monday.com's CFO joined just 4 months before its 2021 IPO with zero public company experience, yet helped guide it to become one of only 9 cloud companies still above their IPO price. With IPO markets reopening but demanding $500M+ ARR for $5B valuations, today's bar is higher than ever. Success means telling your story well to build credibility, being a strategic partner rather than a budget gatekeeper, and using data to plan 24-48 months ahead.

onlycfo.io · 3 min

TLDR Founders

YEARS OF EVIDENCE

"Years of experience" is a terrible hiring standard. Someone can do something for years and have nothing to show for it. Look for "years of evidence" instead - people with deep examples of work, piles of stuff they've made, collections of output they're proud to share. Someone new to their career might have little formal experience, but if they've been loving this work for a long time, they likely have hobby projects or examples they can't wait to show off. Titles and tenure don't matter. The work does.

world.hey.com · 1 min

TLDR Founders

DOES AI THREATEN VERTICAL SAAS?

The "AI will kill vertical software" prediction started with David Friedberg on the All In podcast. He saw an engineer at his company replicate a $50k supply chain tool and figured this would happen everywhere. However, this misses the point - it's easy to build simple tools in a vacuum, but real products have way more defensibility. Maybe this just shows which types of SaaS are actually at risk: narrow tools that are easy to copy, services AI can do better, and old companies that don't adapt.

insights.euclid.vc · 4 min

TLDR Founders

AI IS HERE FOR PLUMBERS AND ELECTRICIANS. WILL IT TRANSFORM HOME SERVICES?

San Francisco startup Netic raised $20M to bring AI appointment booking, customer outreach, and sales optimization to home-services businesses. Its generative AI platform predicts service needs, prioritizes incoming jobs, and integrates with trade management software to boost technician efficiency. While adoption is rising, human technicians remain essential, with AI handling about 20% of calls at firms like Hoffmann Brothers.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 7 min

TLDR Founders

WHY RACING TO $100M ARR DOESN'T ACTUALLY PREDICT GENERATIONAL OUTCOMES FROM SCALE VENTURE PARTNERS

Scale Venture Partners' data shows no significant correlation between rapid achievement of $100M ARR and eventual enterprise value. Companies that take longer to reach this milestone often achieve higher valuations, emphasizing the importance of sustainable growth. Founders and investors should prioritize fundamentals, durable growth, and strategic fit over mere speed.

saastr.com · 6 min

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