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Good morning from London and welcome to issue No. 165. Here’s what you'll learn in today’s issue:
How to avoid delegation downfalls
Pricing plans to consider when monetizing bottoms up SaaS
Learn to use a checklist that gets you through messy emotions
What I’ve been thinking about this week, a short thread…
In 2020, we congregated in online chat rooms and crowded into Zoom happy hours and blind dates, watching our collective screentime climb higher and higher. Tasha Kim of Marcy Venture Partners is exploring the intangible factor that might be the $1 billion secret sauce for companies. Read more.
Monetizing bottoms up SaaS
Monetization for bottoms up SaaS products isn’t easy. What features do you give away for free, and what do you put behind a paywall? Or when do you even need to start thinking about monetization? And how do you prioritize what features to build when? Nicky Kamra of Streamlined Ventures talked with some amazing product managers, marketers, and investors from successful bottoms up companies to find out what features to offer in your pricing plans. Read more.
How investing products are evolving post Robinhood
In the next decade we will see a new generation of investing brands fight to become the primary brokerage for Millennials and GenZ. Mercedes Bent of Lightspeed Venture Partner says “It’s not just about equities but trading cards, fine wine, vacation homes, streetwear, and other lifestyle assets turned investments.” But what does the the consumerization of retail investing mean for key players in the industry? More here.
The empowered economy
The Empowered Economy is an economy where career-related autonomy and security are reconciled and workers are able to thrive. Alex Marshall of First Round Capital imagines the new career stack for an empowered economy gets closer to ensuring that each individual can start to reorient their thinking to focus on the upside of their decisions. More here.
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Delegation is crucial to managing well. A few times a year you might go through a phase of extreme delegation to cope with the demands of startup life. Katie Harper from Kard tells you how to avoid delegation downfalls here.
How to negotiate
Keep your hand up if you think you are a master negotiator? As a founder, you are negotiating constantly, yet few are ever taught how. Negotiation tools are the things you implement in the heat of the moment to change the dynamic of a negotiation. There are two separate dynamics in a negotiation you can use…More here.
Quality Revenue
As a founder, you can create revenue while sleeping but should know that not all revenue is created equal. Quality revenue is sticky, additive, growing and predictable. Find out more about the five traits by of quality revenue here.
A blueprint to help you work through messy emotions
Went through an emotionally volatile week? Here’s a list by Patricia Mou that will get through anything and help you feel better. Send it to your friends who overuse you for free emotional labor. Tick your boxes here.
Success metrics for entrepreneurs tired of talking about money
If money wasn’t the reason why you built your business in the first place, why are you using it as the sole indicator of your success?… Read more.
You can’t do everything — Put your energy into what has the most value
Learnings from a young startup founder
Heather Hansson just celebrated her two year work anniversary at her company learned that not all your users will like your product, too much feedback can hinder progress and shared why should put your energy into what has the most value…Read more.
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always great stuff. thanks!