The Startup Weekly: #46
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The creator of Dilbert’s morning routine
Interesting article by Scott Adams on how a fixed routine has helped him stay more creative, churning out 2 Dilbert comics, one blog post, one movie scene, 4 clever tweets, and a few experimental comics every day. All before 10 am. Phew!
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This is what free, ad-supported Uber rides might look like.
Detailed article on the natural progression of the on-demand economy. Mockups, economics, and analysis. Andrew Chen is always insightful to read.
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Engaging at Scale: The Secret to Automating Personal Emails
Time to get your hands dirty. Lincoln Murphy expands on his ‘Customer Success Bot’ model to automate personal emails and boost user engagement. Applicable especially for SaaS companies, but relevant for anyone engaging customers over email. It really works!
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The design of your room can effect your sleep cycle — here’s how to make it work.
A very useful article, especially for the sleep-deprived among us. Including Abhishek, of course (he selected this for the newsletter).
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5 Data-Driven Email Marketing Strategy Tips
5 Email marketing tips, from analyzing 100 Million+ emails. [Hint: it’s all about context].
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What did Billion Dollar Companies Look Like at the Series A?
Interesting patterns across 32 billion dollar companies, or ‘unicorns’. Most fascinating trends for me: (a) the size of the opportunity is not obvious early on; and (b) most of these companies were not monetizing in any way at Series A.
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4 Dirty Secrets VCs Won’t Admit
What VCs won’t tell you. Particularly useful for early-stage companies that are looking to raise their first (seed) round of funding soon.
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VCs as Gas Stations
An interesting analogy. Helps one think about the right time to raise funding — “when the tank’s about half full and you come across a gas station”.
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