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Startup Wisdom, Embracing Failure, & No-Code Tools
A newsletter for founders & friends
Gale Wilkinson
November 22, 2023
Hey 👋🏽
Happy Thanksgiving! Welcome to the 86th 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!
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🥇 Priceless Startup Wisdom
Priceless startup lessons for founders:
1. Niche > Tam
2. Bootstrap to validate before raising $$
2. Founder-led sales > hiring a sales team too early
3. Customer validation > Assumption
4. When you raise $, it's no longer your baby
5. Innovating > Chasing to keep upWhat else?
— Amy Volas (@AvenueTP)
12:55 PM • Nov 7, 2023
🥈 The Silver Linings of Failure
My first startup failed.
But that failure was foundational to future success. It taught me resilience, adaptability, and the power of perseverance.
Embrace your failures - they're just lessons in disguise.
— Rachel Weissman (@racheldweissman)
3:23 PM • Nov 15, 2023
🥉 No-Code Tools For Startups
10 No-Code tools for startups:
1. Canva — Graphics
2. Notion — Organize
3. Webflow — Website
4. Beehiiv — Newsletter
5. Senja — Testimonials
6. CopyAI — Copywriting
7. ChatGPT — Knowledge
8. Tweetlify — Tweet scheduling
9. Pfpmaker — Profile Picture
10. Grammarly — Effective… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…— Tulsi Soni (@shedntcare_)
3:49 PM • Nov 15, 2023
Founder Resources
Crowdsourced: Best tool for tracking SaaS performance metrics
A tool to help you prepare for diligence questions
When companies hired their first Product Manager
Sam Altman on startup priorities in early user growth
How to know when you have truly achieved Product/Market Fit
A Founder’s Framework for Understanding Performance vs. Brand Marketing for Your Startup
Future of Work Reads
The No. 1 industry Gen Z wants to work in, according to new research—it’s not tech (CNBC)
Why creating a psychologically safe workplace is key to high performance in uncertain times (WEF)
Some People Are Just Lucky. You Can Make Yourself One of Them. (WSJ)
Microsoft’s Chief People Officer: here’s how workers can get the most out of AI (Fast Company)
How To Be More Inclusive Of Native People In The Workplace (Forbes)
18 In Demand Skills for Freelancers in 2023 (Yahoo!Finance)
The World of VITALIZE
MarginEdge, a VITALIZE portfolio company, was featured in Disrupt Magazine
VITALIZE portfolio company CloudEagle was featured on ComputerWeekly and in The Fintech Times
Leadsales, a VITALIZE portfolio company, was featured in Business Insider Mexico
VITALIZE portfolio company Placer has been recognized as a 2023 Technology Fast500 winner by Deloitte
AllVoices, a VITALIZE portfolio company, partners with Rippling
VITALIZE portfolio company Aunt Flow has expanded to Boulder, Colorado
Genomenon, a VITALIZE portfolio company, released Mastermind 3.0 Platform
Open jobs at VITALIZE portfolio companies
Written by the team at VITALIZE, a venture capital firm and nearly 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.
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