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Founder's Compass: Week 28

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Luca Stirbat
Apr 22, 2024
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Tool of the week

Having trouble collecting data from 12 different websites and then sharing it with your team? Doing a lot of online research, but linking them in a Google Docs just isn’t doing the trick?

Speed up your documentation process with Collabwriting. I’ve been using it for the last 2 months and has changed the way I write this very newsletter, helping me document really important concepts that I want to showcase.

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Video of the week

Have no idea how to monetize your software? Juxtopposed just breaks down how to monetize Wikipedia in a non-capitalist, ad-driven way (Something that literally thousands of people are struggling with). This is great inspiration for your own software:

Some news as well

  • “I asked 100 devs why they don’t ship faster. Here’s what they said”

  • Finding Product-Market Fit Faster: a detailed guide

  • A new charging algorithm for Li-Ion batteries that can extend its life

  • How Amazon collects data on their competitors

Case Study of the week: Salt Bank

We’ve selected Salt Bank as this week’s case study since it’s quite the fresh product and they’re dealing with the first steps of launching a business, just like other founders are. Let’s see how succesful they are so far.

We’re looking at Salt Bank’s persona and their approach to them: How they managed to reach their beachead market in one fell swoop. First, they…

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