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Unlocking Free Money, Connecting to Stakeholders, & Startup Sales
A newsletter for founders & friends
Gale Wilkinson
September 22, 2023
Hey 👋🏽
Welcome to the 81st 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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🥇 Unlocking Free $$$
The best business model in the world:
Unlocking free $$$.
This startup raised $26M to help hotels & resorts generate free revenue – without them doing any extra work.
It's a hack Uber, Airbnb, & Postmates have all unlocked.
How does it work? Let's break it down.
What do all… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— Codie Sanchez (@Codie_Sanchez)
Sep 19, 2023
🥈 Connecting To Stakeholders In Early-Stage
Today I attended a startup’s ‘board meeting’ in London but the thing is, this startup doesn’t have an official BOD. Instead, they invite a rotating group of current and potential investors, mentors and super-fans to attend these quarterly meetings where they discuss strategy and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— Jenny Fielding (@jefielding)
Sep 20, 2023
🥉 On The State of Startup Sales
Startup sales is in a bad spot. I'll come out and say it.
1. We have talent from startups that pre-maturely scaled, joining companies and bringing really bad habits.
2. We have talent that has NO IDEA how to run sales outside of order take.
3. We have sales reps with… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— Jen Abel (@jjen_abel)
Sep 20, 2023
Founder Resources
Crowdsourced: Investor communication during shutdown
Crowdsourced: Most important questions founders should ask potential co-founders
20 essential books for early-stage startup founders
Fundraising stages defined (Angel/Pre-seed/Seed/Series A)
How Founders Can Write Copy That Converts
A guide for finding product-market fit in B2B
17 Fundraising Terms Founders Need To Know
Bootstrapped SaaS Exit Planning
13 pre-seed funds to kickstart your startup journey
Future of Work Reads
We often hear that AI will take our jobs. But what jobs will it create? (WEF)
How To Rapidly Remodel Your Old Company For The New, Increasingly Diverse Workforce (Forbes)
How Thinking About Work at Night Can Make You a Worse Leader in the Morning (WSJ)
New York, Seattle are among the cities eyeing stronger protections for gig economy workers (Fast Company)
The Gen Zers leading a new pro-union push (BBC)
The World of VITALIZE
VITALIZE portfolio company CloudEagle is partnering with Okta and sponsoring Oktane 2023
Genomenon, a VITALIZE portfolio company, hires a new Marketing Events Specialist
VITALIZE portfolio company Lectrium partners with Bill Byrd Kia and
WeeCare, a VITALIZE portfolio company, is rebranding to Upwards
Virtual Sapiens, a VITALIZE portfolio company, went live on Product Hunt on Tuesday!
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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