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01GENERAL
02HEADLINES & TRENDS
WELLBEING AT WORK IS ABOUT FEELING CONNECTED
Whether hybrid, remote, or fully in-office, the leading indicator of performance and reduced instances of burnout is how connected an employee feels to the broader organization. This involves more access to information and resources, time to do work, and feedback from peers and managers.
forbes.com3 min read
KLAVIYO FILES FOR AN IPO
At almost $600m ARR, still growing at 57% YoY, and profitable for the last 6 months, could Klaviyo be the first SaaS IPO out of the pandemic gates that sets the path for others?
cnbc.com2 min read
INSTACART FILES FOR AN IPO
Grocery delivery giant Instacart has filed to go public in what is the first significant venture-backed tech IPO since December 2021.
cnbc.com2 min read
03STRATEGIES & TACTICS
EMBRACING FAILURE
Founders are increasingly being more open with their failures, and that’s a good thing. It shows that building startups and pursuing innovation is all about experimenting and taking shots on goal. Failures aren’t failures, simply attempts.
davidcummings.org2 min read
YOU NEED A CO-FOUNDER
Although there’s been some successful solo founders, you’ll often hear that you need a co-founder in a complimentary domain in order to build a truly great startup. But what is a co-founder? It’s really just a title, someone you trust to run the company in your absence. It doesn’t need to be someone with equal equity as you.
thisisgoingtobebig.com4 min read
THE ENGINEERING EXECUTIVE’S ROLE IN HIRING
A comprehensive dive into the components of an effective hiring process for technical roles. Build a scalable system, train your hiring managers, set benchmarks and reporting windows with your recruiting team, and determine compensation levels before you kick off the hiring process.
lethain.com24 min read
04TOOLS & RESOURCES
POOZLE
Poozle is an open-source single API for Product Integrations.
github.comGitHub repository
05MISCELLANEOUS
AROUND THE WORLD IN 21 DAYS
Our expectations of how people use technology and the reality of that usage can often be different. Stay close to your users.
tomtunguz.com2 min read
HOW TO GET SOMEONE ON YOUR PODCAST
Make it as easy as humanly possible for them to say yes, schedule, do the prep, and show up.
saastr.com2 min read
IS REPORTING CASH-ON-HAND TO YOUR INVESTORS NOW A RED FLAG?
Over the last 18 months, a lot of my personal portfolio companies started to put their cash-on-hand status right at the top of their investor update. It showed that month-month they were being cautious with cash, but it also often meant they weren’t really growing all that much. As the macro improved a little, is now the time to start deploying capital to build value?
hunterwalk.com4 min read
06QUICK LINKS
PRACTICE SPEAKING UP
The imaginary cost of speaking up is often less than the real cost.
seths.blog1 min read
FEWER MEETINGS MEANS YOU HAVE TO SHOW MORE IMPACT
If you’re declining meetings to focus on other things, eventually you’re going to have to show that this tradeoff meant something.
critter.blog1 min read