This week’s Founder Finds includes:
📚 A collection of life advice
🎵 190+ music marketing resources
💲 A workshop on founder-led sales
🚀 Takeaways from The Lean Startup
🌐 How to rank on Google with AI content
➡️ And more…
🪶 Remember This
Mistakes are how you grow. It’s part of the game.
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👥 Rahul Kahani, Onu Ocholi, Keihan Popal, Trilok Hebbur and Sebas Guerrero unlocked 1:1 Founder Intros by joining daily standups
🌟 Abhishek Kumar was featured in Starter Story
📈 Sumant Yerramilly launched The Assembly Partner on Product Hunt
💰 Ivan Zografski reached $300,000 ARR
🚀 Giovanni Vanini launched his NFT platform at TEDxLecco
🤖 Maisha Cannon presented at an AI learning event
🧠 Vikram Aditya unlocked Trends.vc Masterminds by reaching a 30-day standup streak
🤓 Fav Finds
Tools, tweets and more from Trends Pro Members
💲 Founder-Led Sales shared by Eddie Forson
A sales workshop for early stage B2B companies
📚 Excellent Advice for Living shared by Cameron Rambert
A book about life wisdom
🎵 Music Marketing Stack shared by Prabhjot Singh Lamba
A directory of 190+ resources for promoting music
📘 Read This
Here are some answers to your questions about AI content and Google Search:
- Does Google ban AI content?
- Should you use AI to make content?
- Will AI content rank highly on Search?
In short, Google rewards high-quality content. However you make it.
🌟 Founder of the Week
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Joe is building Bigrobot. A subscription-based design agency that designs SaaS, web and mobile apps.”
What’s your most important habit?
Time-blocking my day the night before. This helps me to stay focused and efficient.
What are you reading right now?
Man Uncivilized by Traver Boehm.
What product or service do you wish existed?
An app that lets you document your life by adding memories of personal and world events.
What product are you obsessively using right now?
How We Feel. It helps me track my feelings during the day.
What are you bullish on?
No-code website builders, such as Framer, that cater to designers.
What are you bearish on?
I’m bearish on the“Design Thinking” process. I think this process will be replaced by more nimble ones that are as effective, if not more so.
What’s your favorite Trends Report?
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This report is packed with insights that are helpful to my design agency.
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👀 Watch This
Many people think that a great idea is key to success.
In reality, ideas are not that great. It’s execution that matters.
Here’s a framework for building products that customers want and will pay for:
- Build: Your MVP should have the most crucial features only.
- Measure: Track the performance and collect feedback.
- Learn: Improve your product or pivot based on data.
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