As early-stage investors, while we often talk about companies, we really invest in people, specifically those who are rewriting the narratives of how we live, work, and play. Conventional wisdom often dictates the ideal profile for successful consumer founders. But do the stereotypical "Stanford CS grads" and "former Google PMs" really hold the keys to outsized success? Meera Clark of Redpoint analysed 100+ unicorns in hopes of debunking the generally accepted stereotypes surrounding what traits define successful consumer founders. Are you in for a surprise?…Read more.
What it means to ideate and validate your product
The months and even years Pre-Product-Market-Fit can feel like wandering in the dark for founders - trying to hone the right ICP, the right messaging, the right positioning, the right value prop - the testing, testing, testing on all the ways to land Product Market Fit. This stage requires a lot of hustle, but also a delicate dance of speed and quality. But there is no one formula. Work-Bench’s Jessica Lin shares a few general rules of thumbs to consider for any founders building for the enterprise…Read more.
What MidJourney, DeepL, ElevenLabs, and HeyGen have in common
Conventional wisdom suggests incumbents, not startups, are best positioned to capitalize on AI's potential. But this trope oversimplifies a new class of B2B AI companies unlocking tremendous revenue momentum by leveraging a timeless consumer recipe: providing a 10x better experience at a fraction of the cost. Benchmark’s Sarah Tavel explores how AI startups are poised to replicate the success of consumer giants by unlocking limitless use cases through superior experiences and structural cost advantages…Read more.
Shifting positioning as your product matures
Consumer products rarely shift positioning, but for B2B products, repositioning is the norm. April Dunford explores how this key difference stems from the distinct purchasing behaviors in consumer versus B2B. April on why you need to separate your longer-term vision from what you are selling right now and why you should expect your positioning to change over time and have the processes in place to review and adjust…Read more.
The career benefits of self-management
In the workplace, self-management is an employee’s ability to solve problems independently, show self-awareness, and operate autonomously. Why should you self-manage, isn’t this your manager’s job? In theory yes, in practice things are a bit more nuanced. Irina Stanescu shares how self-management can help your career and the 8 skills needed to master it…Read more.
Five non-obvious skills for product & growth managers
Product Leaders must navigate a rapidly evolving landscape with new challenges and opportunities. Leah Tharin shares five essential skills that are often overlooked but can make or break your success as a Product Leader. From the art of summarization to the importance of managing up, and from understanding cross-functional silos to questioning your own basics, her article provides a roadmap for staying ahead of the curve…Read more.
Join the Femstreet Talent Collective!
Are you looking for a new, big gig? Applicants, please apply to join our Talent Collectivehere.New opportunities await. We’ve got 300+ incredibly talented women in our Collective! Companies can get 1 month of 50% off our Collective with the code femstreet50, cancel anytime.
For companies: If you're hiring, apply to start getting bi-monthly drops of amazing people in our community for new gigs across Product, VC, Chief of Staff profiles, Marketing, UX, Strategy etc — actively or passively. Apply to join now and choose from the open talent looking for their next thing here.
25% of our audience say the first thing they do when they wake up on Sunday morning is read Femstreet.
Our subscribers value Femstreet’s content: the open rate for Femstreet’s newsletter is more than 2x the industry average.
Brands such as Affinity, Mercury, and Carta value Femstreet. Our readers are global, diverse, ambitious professionals, and entrepreneurs.
Connect with our community of young female business professionals and decision-makers, and tell your story from a source our readers trust.
***We now have 3 exclusive spots for Femstreet Gold sponsors: guaranteed 6 months of exposure to our audience with your logo on our website and blog + one newsletter appearance included.
