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Re:Vitalize
A newsletter for founders & friends (1st edition)
Hey 👋
Welcome to the first edition of Re:Vitalize!
I’m Justin, the Director of Marketing at Vitalize and host of our show, The Vitalize Podcast.
In our newsletter, you can expect to find tactics, strategies, and stories on building companies plus cool things we’re seeing in the future of work.
Thank you to Moriah Sawtelle for the great name suggestion and Mariam Nusrat, Michael Rush, Allison Byers, Jen, Jesse Andrews, and Jason Burke for your feedback on Twitter. Very much appreciated.
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Let's dive into our favorite insights from the past few weeks:
FOW Key Insight
💼 The People Innovating in the Future of Work
Who are the VCs & founders innovating in future of work that I should follow?
— Gale Wilkinson @VITALIZE (@galeforceVC)
Jan 19, 2022
Top 3 Tweets
🥇 The Importance of Traction
🧵 1/ Founders need to understand why traction is such a big thing when fundraising. As opposed to how efficient you are with the money or resources you do have. Fundraising is a competitive sport. read more on this in the thread 👇🏾
— MacTheVC.eth (@MacConwell)
Jan 10, 2022
🥈 Building Great Products
After 10 years of building consumer social apps, I've decided to start exploring new areas. Building these products is an unforgiving grind—but I learned a lot along the way.
For those embarking on this path, here's everything you need to know:
TIME FOR A THREAD 👇
— Nikita Bier (@nikitabier)
Jan 12, 2022
🥉 Bugs vs. Features
Next time you think your product has a problem--stop.
It's not a bug, it's a feature.
A simple framework for turning problems into solutions: 🧵
— Wes Kao 🏛 (@wes_kao)
Jan 8, 2022
Founder Resources
Black female VCs to get on your cap table
The best non-YC, Non-Techstars, non-500 Startups accelerators
How to scale revenue when you’re stuck
A marketplace for hiring professionally accomplished women
300+ female VCs to connect with
How to handle option grants
The 12 worst recruiting mistakes and how to avoid them
Copywriting examples to learn from
A fundraising announcement to emulate
The World of Vitalize
Placer.ai hits a $1B valuation
Zingtree announced a $15M raise and is hiring numerous roles
Caroline Casson is giving a presentation on “What Investors Look for in Due Diligence & Data Rooms” on February 14th
Gale Wilkinson’s next founder roundtable is on February 15th
Vitalize Angels currently has 4 live deals
This week, The Vitalize Podcast featured Katie Shea of Divergent Capital and Jordi Hays of Party Round
Check out Vitalize portfolio company open jobs
Written by Justin Gordon, Director of Marketing at Vitalize, a venture capital firm and 300+ member angel investing community investing in U.S.-based B2B software founders in the future of work. Find us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.