🐇 Do You Want to Go Faster or Further?

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This week’s Founder Finds includes:

📹 An alternative to Loom
🎨 A website design collection
💨 How to fix indoor air quality
📊 A dashboard for SaaS metrics
🐇 Spring vs. marathon businesses
➡️ And more…



🪶 Remember This

Success leaves clues. Pay attention to patterns.



🤓 Fav Finds

Tools, tweets and more from Trends Pro Members


🎨 Good Websites shared by Paul Metcalfe
A collection of newsletter site designs built with beehiiv’s site builder


📹 Cap shared by Elie Steinbock
An open-source alternative to Loom


📊 ZapDigits shared by Shushant Lakhyani
A dashboard for accessing SaaS metrics in one place



🧿 HeadsUp of the Week

Every software tool should steal this move.

What Jotform Did: Added a “support” bot that creates forms for new users. Just type in what you need, get the form, edit and preview.

Steal This Tactic: If you’re building a software tool, instead of only offering support, turn user questions into prompts to deliver results. Cut time-to-value and boost conversions.

Spotted by HeadsUp competitor monitoring from Trends.vc



🏆 Trends Pro Member Wins

🧿 Dru Riley reached #1 Product of the Day with HeadsUp


💡 Philip Obosi made a framework for evaluating business ideas


✨ Tim Guruge launched PopHop on Product Hunt


💼 Paul Martin co-wrote a report on the state of Web3 jobs


👥 Rose unlocked 1:1 Founder Intros by joining daily standups



❔ Ask Yourself

Do You Want to Go Faster or Further?

Here’s a critical choice every entrepreneur must make:

  • Sprint businesses focus on speed: Like launching viral apps, flipping websites or creating trending products. You aim to move fast, capitalize on current demand and exit quickly.
  • Marathon businesses build for distance: Like building enterprise software, a consulting practice or launching a SaaS tool. You focus on sustainability, long-term relationships and compound growth.
  • Match your style to your strength: Pick based on your resources, skills and goals. Sprinters need intense focus and quick execution, while marathon runners need stamina and systems for the long haul.



🐦 Tweet of the Week



🛠️ Tools of the Week

💲 Reply.io — Automate sales outreach


🎞️ Zubtitle — Edit social media videos fast


📊 Beam Analytics — Get more insight into your web traffic



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📘 Read This

How Can Stale Indoor Air Slow Your Brain?

Here’s how to identify and fix poor indoor air quality that can affect your health and mental performance:

  • Just like your lungs, your brain needs fresh air – sitting in the same recycled air makes it harder to think clearly
  • Dusty, dry, or humid air makes you sneeze and struggle to breathe – but filters and humidifiers can help
  • Your brain slows down by half when you sit in stale air – and you won’t even notice it happening



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