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01GENERAL
02HEADLINES & TRENDS
1998
China is looking to attract foreign investment after its recovery from Covid times has been slower than hoped.
reuters.com1 min read
OPENAI’S CONTENT MODERATION
OpenAI proposes using GPT-4 for content policy development and content moderation decisions across digital platforms, taking the burden away from humans and allowing more consistent labeling of content and faster feedback loops. This begs the question, should AI be the authority on who can say what?
openai.com5 min read
DECADE
Since 2018, over 250 unicorns have been made each year with the exception of 2021, when this number spiked to 787. 2023 may be the second exception to this average, we only saw 21 unicorns minted in Q1 2023.
dealroom.co4 min read
03STRATEGIES & TACTICS
PLG RESOURCES AND INSIGHTS
A variety of resources on product-led growth and pithy insights on the art of scaled acquisition.
kellblog.com5 min read
WHAT THE FREEMIUM
Insights and guidance from Elena Verna, former CMO at Miro, on how and when to deploy freemium strategies at your tech company.
elenaverna.substack.com9 min read
HOW TO GET YOUR STARTUP'S FIRST 100 USERS
It never hurts to get a refresher course on the latest proven ways to get to those first 100 users of your solution. Manually reaching out (aka the hard way) is what always works best.
entrepreneurshandbook.co3 min read
04TOOLS & RESOURCES
05MISCELLANEOUS
MODERN MEDITATIONS: CLAIRE HUGHES JOHNSON
This interview with Claire Hughes Johnson, the former COO and now advisor of Stripe, unpacks her views on leadership, literature, and future technology.
thegeneralist.substack.com17 min read
MOBILE POINT OF SALES SYSTEMS AND THEIR IMPACT ON COMMERCE
Mobile point of sales systems (mPOS) mark a significant turning point in payment processing. Traditional point of sale systems are tethered to a location and oftentimes a little clunky. mPOS is distinctly more convenient, cheaper to set up and operate, and significantly more interoperable with your existing business operating systems. If you use in-person payments for your business, this is worth a read.
techbullion.com5 min read
THREE MARKETING LESSONS FROM THE POLITICAL REALM
A deep dive into key marketing lessons presented with specific examples from the political realm. It’s a heavy but solid read.
kellblog.com10 min read
06QUICK LINKS
INVESTMENT
Turns out FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried had their fingers in more crypto pies. Holders of Bored Apes are looking to sue the creators over their dealings with Sotheby's and FTX.
arstechnica.com3 min read
ECONOMY
Startups that effectively managed their costs over the last 18 months and are sitting on a bit of cash are in a great position to acquire other companies who might be struggling or double down on their go-to-market efforts and accelerate out of this slump.
tomtunguz.com2 min read
CARTA: THE ACTUAL, REAL DILUTION FROM SERIES A, B, C, AND D ROUNDS
A breakdown of actual dilution numbers based on the latest Carta data. Always good to have these numbers in your back pocket if you’re looking at raising soon.
saastr.com3 min read