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Metrics at Seed, the Web3 Landscape, and How to Tell Better Stories
A newsletter for founders & friends (6th edition)
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Welcome to the 6th edition of Re:Vitalize, a newsletter with tactics, strategies, and stories on building companies plus cool things weāre seeing in the future of work.
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FOW Key Insights
š¼ The Five-Day Workweek is Dying
I wrote about the data showing Americans really, really don't want to go back to the office
I think we're still only just beginning to understand the ripple effects of Peak Office on downtown economies, the geography of labor, and the future of work
— Derek Thompson (@DKThomp)
Feb 23, 2022
š Future of Work Reads
Top 3 Tweets
š„ Moat Trajectory, PMF, and Team
1) A lot of founders ask me, āwhat metrics do I need for a seed round?ā.
For better or worse, I donāt focus on metrics at seed and donāt know why others do.
I want to see the 1) āmoat trajectoryā, 2) proximity to PMF and 3) team. š§µ
— Rick Zullo (@Rick_Zullo)
Feb 16, 2022
š„ The Web3 Landscape
š„ How to Tell Better Stories
Most people suck at storytelling.
Hereās an easy trick for telling better stories:
— Wes Kao š (@wes_kao)
Feb 19, 2022
Resources
Measuring what really matters at a startup
Company building cornerstones from Dharmesh Shah
Hiring and recruiting great employees
The World of Vitalize
Gale and Caroline visited Los Angeles and we all got to hang out with Vitalize Angels members, founders, and LPs
Vitalize portfolio company open jobs
Future of Work Funding Rounds
Beyond Identity raised a $100M Series C
Beyond Identity provides passwordless identity management solutions to help secure digital business.
Top Investors: Potentum partners, New Enterprise Associates, Evolution Equity Partners, Koch Disruptive Technologies, Expanding Capital
Facilio raised an $35M Series B
Facilio is a management software that employs IoT and machine learning to help manage buildings operations, maintenance, and sustainability.
Top Investors: Tiger Global Management, Accel, Dragoneer Investment Group, Accel India, Brookfield Growth
Alloy raised a $20M Series A
Alloy Automation is the control panel for ecommerce brands to organize data and automate actions across 150+ apps.
Top Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, BoxGroup, FirstMark, Contrary
Clearmix raised a $3.25M Seed
Clearmix produces branded video content for sales and marketing teams using a 100% remote process to film guest interviews anywhere.
Top Investors: Y Combinator, Liquid 2 Ventures, Runa Capital, Soma Capital, Scout Ventures
Qualifi raised a $2.5M Seed
Qualifi is a software company enabling on-demand phone interviews with AI, machine learning, and automation.
Top Investors: Techstars, Elevate Ventures, Rally Ventures, Queen City Angels, Sixty8 Capital
Written by Justin Gordon, Director of Marketing at Vitalize, a venture capital firm and 300+ member angel investing community for everyone investing in U.S.-based B2B software founders in the future of work.Ā Find us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.