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01GENERAL

Sponsored

DATA

Coinbase's $65M observability bill showed how fast costs can grow. They're not alone: observability costs are spiraling out of control [5] across industries.

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03STRATEGIES & TACTICS

MAX MRR: YOUR GROWTH CEILING

Churn rate literally sets your maximum company size - divide new MRR by churn to see your ceiling. Buffer discovered this brutally: at 6% churn and $8,400 new MRR monthly, it was mathematically capped at $140k forever. Even tripling marketing couldn't help because exponential churn always catches linear growth. When COVID pushed churn to 7%, revenue crashed 35% overnight. Here's the magic: cutting churn from 6% to 3% doubles your ceiling instantly. Buffer finally grasped this, reduced churn, and growth exploded.

longform.asmartbear.com5 min read

SHOULD MY COMPANY INVEST IN A REDDIT STRATEGY?

Reddit isn't just about Google rankings anymore - it's training the AI that your customers use to research products. One First Republic Bank user found something surprising. Reddit visitors converted just as well as Google visitors. However, paid Reddit ads completely failed. The difference is authenticity - Reddit users instantly reject anything that feels like marketing. The real value is using Reddit as a research lab. You can see exactly what customers ask about your competitors when no one's watching.

dearstage2.com4 min read

5 HARSH TRUTHS OF MANAGING PRODUCT FEEDBACK

Managing product feedback is challenging due to its messy, disorganized nature, and often low-quality submissions. It requires significant effort to gather, organize, and prioritize feedback, differentiating between valuable signals and irrelevant noise. Despite these challenges, understanding customer feedback is vital for building products that users love and can significantly impact a company's success.

jasonevanish.com9 min read

04TOOLS & RESOURCES

MASTRA

The TypeScript agent framework.

mastra.aiTool

GOLPOL AI

Turn your docs into an explainer video.

video.golpoai.comTool

NAYLA

Nayla is an AI-powered browser and workspace that connects tabs and apps to automate tasks, extract data, and assist during calls.

nayla.aiTool

05MISCELLANEOUS

DATA IS ACTUALLY NOT A GREAT VC-BACKED BUSINESS

Getting value from data is still incredibly hard, making data businesses terrible VC investments. Auren Hoffman predicted exponential demand, but fewer than 100 hedge funds buy alternative data today. After 1,000 SaaS unicorns, there's been one DaaS unicorn: ZoomInfo, which never took VC. Data companies grow slowly with predictable revenue - perfect for PE, not VCs needing explosive growth.

auren.substack.com3 min read