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Pitfalls of Founder-led Sales, Profitability Lessons, & Essential Startup Tools
A newsletter for founders & friends (68th edition)
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Welcome to the 68th edition of Re:VITALIZE, a newsletter with tactics, strategies, and stories on building companies plus cool things weāre seeing in the future of work, going out to 3,400+ people each week. Forward to a friend who may want to subscribe!
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š„Ā 5 Common Pitfalls Of Founder-led Sales
I recently mentioned that most early stage companies should have founder-led sales.
But things can still go wrong in the sales motion if the founder, who isn't a sales exec, is the one leading.
Here are 5 common pitfalls of founder-led sales from Forum Venturesš
— Nicole DeTommaso šŖ (@nic_detommaso)
May 18, 2023
š„ Lessons On Thriving and Hitting Profitability
.@Atoms hit profitability early this year! š
In Q4, 2022 we had <6 months runway, onboarded a bad logistics partner, customers did not get their holidays orders on time, team morale was low.
A close friend advised me to shut down Atoms.Here's what we did instead.
— sidra qasim (@sidraqasim)
May 18, 2023
š„ Essential Tools For Your Next Startup
Build your next startup like a pro:
— Easlo (@heyeaslo)
May 16, 2023
Resourcesļ»æ
How to be #1 on ProductHunt
A $100M fund to invest in diverse founders
Understanding the VC mindset behind the classic "Too Early" label
āWhat I Wish Iād Known About Fundraisingā: 21 Lessons from Top Founders
Advice on approaching and managing startup failure
Future of Work Reads
For Gen Z, Unemployment Can Be a Blast (WSJ)
How To Address Employee Pushback To Your Company's DEI Efforts (Forbes)
Change Management Requires a Change Mindset (HBR)
Self-employment is the new American dream (Fast Company)
How ChatGPT will raise the bar for millions of entry-level jobs (Fast Company)
Workplace AI: How artificial intelligence will transform the workday (BBC)
The World of VITALIZE
VITALIZE portfolio company MarginEdge celebrated the grand opening of its new headquarters in Ballston
Suma, a VITALIZE portfolio company, was named among the 100 Angeles Top Startups for the second time in a row
VITALIZE portfolio company Genomenon has won Best of Show at Bio-IT World 2023
The Mom Project, a VITALIZE portfolio company, has recently achieved more than $40 million in economic impact through their partnership with Beeline
Open jobs at VITALIZE portfolio companies
Written by the teamĀ atĀ VITALIZE, a venture capital firm and nearly 500 memberĀ angel investing community for everyoneĀ investing in U.S.-based B2B software founders in the Work Revolution.Ā Find us onĀ Twitter,Ā LinkedIn, andĀ YouTube.
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