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Pre and Post PMF Teams, Fundraising Hacks, & Startup Milestones
A newsletter for founders & friends
Gale Wilkinson
August 16, 2024
Hey 👋
Welcome to the 102nd edition of Re:VITALIZE, a newsletter with tactics, strategies, and stories on building companies plus our favorite future of work reads, going out to 3,400+ people each week. Forward to a friend who may want to subscribe.
Top 3 Tweets
🥇 The First 15 Customers
How we got our first 15 customers
A few weeks before our @ycombinator batch started, I met with my partner @sdianahu.
She wanted to start setting goals early so we could get in the rhythm of talking to users instead of just doing engineering work.
She asked me: "How many… x.com/i/web/status/1…
— Zeno Rocha (@zenorocha)
2:46 PM • Aug 9, 2024
🥈 5 Wins for Founders
5 wins for startup founders:
1. Launching your MVP
2. Getting your first customer
3. Reaching $1K MRR
4. Hitting profitability
5. Achieving product-market fitNone happen overnight.
All validate your vision and your hard work.— Ramya Chinnadurai 🚀 (@code_rams)
1:48 PM • Aug 15, 2024
🥉 Pre and Post Product-market Fit Teams
6 months at @stripe. Learnings so far on pre vs post product-market fit teams:
Differences:
1/ Metrics are hugely important post p-m fit. Can finally make statistically valid decisions.2/ Post p-m fit, take many calculated 90% shots vs fewer, big 50/50 bets pre-p-m fit.… x.com/i/web/status/1…
— Pooja Parthasarathy (@pparthasarathy0)
2:53 AM • Jul 21, 2024
Founder Resources
Crowd-sourced: recommended podcasts
Boost your fundraising with this simple hack
Examples of how founders got their products into the hands of users
A thread with female founders to connect with
Here’s What You Can Really Expect When Pitching Your Seed-Stage Startup at a VC Partner Meeting
The risks of leaving founder-led sales too soon
The reality of a successful early-stage fundraising process
Future of Work Reads
Gen Z Is Embracing Full-Time Freelance Work (SHRM)
How diversity can help you consider new ways of thinking (McKinsey & Company)
The gap between AI expectations and outcomes in the workplace are wide (CNBC)
The top 3 skills you need to succeed in an AI-driven world (Fast Company)
The Silent Evolution Of Meetings: Hybrid Work’s Impact On Engagement (Forbes)
The Future of Work: Navigating Intergenerational Discord (Inc.)
The World of VITALIZE
Upwards (Fund I) announced its partnership with Mt. San Antonio College
CloudEagle (Fund II) announced its strategic partnership with LOGON Software Asia
Lectrium (VITALIZE Angels) announced its partnership with Boucher Auto Group
Written by the team at VITALIZE, a venture capital firm and 500+ member angel investing community for everyone, investing in U.S.-based B2B software founders innovating in WorkTech. Find us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.