Issue 277

This week's issue covers topics from defensive moats to incentivizing sales leads. And from founders' lessons learned to looking at the post-COVID world. Also included, an article that questions if starting a business during a recession is a good idea. What do you think?

Enjoy reading,

Culture

It’s time to build… small things

Why? Because we have thousands of tiny problems.

Work from home is dead, long live work from anywhere

Where will you work from in the future?

Lessons from my first 6 months as a founder

Be persistent, and follow up.

Modern Entrepreneurship

I wrote a SaaS product because the internet made me believe it'd make me rich

Read all about Stetson's efforts to build a SaaS because he thought he would get rich, but especially about his lessons learned.

How to incentivize your first sales leads

Turn your first leads into 'customer advisors'.

($) Is a recession really the best time to start a business?

Is there a good or a bad time to start a business?

Growth

How Discord became the most successful US consumer app in the last 5 years

In case you are interested, which you should be.

Trends

5 Billion-dollar industries primed for tech disruption

Where are the opportunities? Carl Lang thinks they are in these 5 industries.

Taking a glimpse at the post-Covid world

Let's get ready for the trends and opportunities that arise after this pandemic.

Finance

Moats before gross margins

"Business quality is about defensibility. Defensibility comes from moats."

How to write an investment proposal

A step-by-step guide that takes you through writing an investment proposal.

Thank you

Thank you for finishing issue #277 & credits

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