This week’s Founder Finds includes:
🤝 A sales philosophy
🧲 A storytelling framework
🛠️ A Claude Work alternative
🚀 The growth playbook of Perplexity
📱 Running Claude Code from your phone
➡️ And more…
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🤓 Fav Finds
Tools, tweets and more from Trends Pro Members
🛠️ OpenWork shared by Elie Steinbock
An open-source Claude Work alternative
🧲 The Dopamine Ladder shared by Shushant Lakhyani
A storytelling framework for getting viewers addicted to your content
📱 How to Run Claude Code From Your iPhone shared by Ben Fisher
A guide to keeping AI build loops alive across devices
🏆 Trends Pro Member Wins
🧿 Dru Riley updated HeadsUp to automatically track competitors’ pricing, changelog and other pages
💻 Elie Steinbock made a video about his coding stack
🎙️ Kieran Ball recorded a podcast about Claude Code
🧊 Prabhjot Singh Lamba made a video about his first year learning Blender
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How Did Perplexity Go From Zero to $9 Billion in Just Two Years?
Perplexity cracked the code on exponential growth by building 6 growth loops that turn every user interaction into fuel for more growth.
The playbook:
- Build curiosity loops where each answer leads to new questions
- Promote user-generated content through shareable answers and trending feeds
- Use freemium to drive virality while power users fund continued growth
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