This week’s Founder Finds includes:
- How to ask for help
- A guide to journaling
- How to benefit from stress
- An audience research tool
- How to learn generative AI
- How to find the right idea to work on
- What makes a startup attractive to buyers
- And more…
🪶 Remember This
Remember to talk about your company. People need to hear about what you’re doing.
🤓 Fav Finds
Tools, tweets and more from Trends Pro Members
✨ SparkToro shared by Abeiene Nejar
An audience research tool to find the best places to reach your customers
🎓 Generative AI Learning Path shared by Reme Ekoh
A collection of content curated by Google to learn how generative AI works
💀 The Dead Internet Theory shared by Stewart Townsend
A video about the theory that most of the internet is AI bots
📘 Read This
Stress is a reaction to external challenges. It can be detrimental or beneficial.
- Distress: Lowers your productivity and mental health.
- Eustress: Boosts your performance and well-being.
🌟 Founder of the Week
“The Trends Pro community is supportive and inspiring. It keeps me accountable as I get more involved.”
Brenton is a co-founder of the AVNT/ Collective. This is a decentralized design & digital innovation collective. They help maturing businesses with innovative digital strategies, research and design. They do agency-quality work without inflated agency fees. AVNT/ Collective is set to launch to the public at the end of Q4 this year.
What’s your most important habit?
Meeting up for 1:1 chats with those I trust to break down ideas, solutions, goals and problems.
What are you reading right now?
The Right It by Alberto Savoia
While research and product-market fit is something I have been doing for a while in my career, I am looking for alternative frameworks to help me work in a more systematic way.
What product are you obsessively using right now?
The Noteable plugin for ChatGPT. I can upload a lot of qualitative data and visualize it in minutes for further analysis.
What are you bullish on?
A disruption of the agency/consulting industry which gives back to those actually doing the work for clients while keeping project costs reasonable without inflated agency fees.
What’s your favorite Trends Report?
😍 Personal Brands
It gives insights into the potential power an individual can have if they invest in themselves.
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Here’s what Trends Pro Members are talking about…
- (📈 Pro) How to collect user feedback
- (📈 Pro) When to move on from a project
- (📈 Pro) Deciding between equity or a higher salary
🔧 Try This
5 Ways to Make Your Startup More Attractive to Buyers
Andrew Gazdecki helped thousands of founders get acquired. He shares what makes a business attractive to buyers:
- Automated Work: Buyers can focus on growth, not on admin work.
- Annual Recurring Revenue: It lowers churn, attracts quality customers and gives upfront cash to reinvest.
- Sustainable Growth: A business that grows without outside funding is the holy grail of acquisitions.
👀 Watch This
Admitting you need help is a sign of strength, not weakness. Everyone should feel unashamed to ask for help.
Whether you’re asking for funds, support or feedback. Being vulnerable signals authenticity and helps to build trust.
🏆 Trends Pro Member Wins
👥 Christa Clarke, Miya Zhang and Sumant Yerramilly unlocked 1:1 Founder Intros by joining daily standups
📹 Dru Riley recorded an onboarding video for Trends Pro
💻 Bernardt J. Vogel built Foundational VC GPT and a retro-themed personal site
✒️ Dana Ram wrote a guide to journaling
👩💻 Eddie Forson launched UX Bytes on Product Hunt
🥉 Elie Steinbock won 3rd place at the QuickNode pitch competition with ShareMint
💬 Milly Tamati spoke at the Community Rebellion Conference
🧠 Jero Esguerra unlocked Trends.vc Masterminds by reaching a 30-day standup streak
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