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Weekly Planning Structure, Funding Announcement Tips, and Differentiating Yourself
A newsletter for founders & friends (61st edition)
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Welcome to the 61st edition of Re:VITALIZE, a newsletter with tactics, strategies, and stories on building companies plus cool things we’re seeing in the future of work, going out to 3,300+ people each week.
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🥇 Weekly Planning Structure
Weekly planning structure I created 8+ yrs ago and still use 🙏
- 4 main buckets
- 3-5 goals in each bucket
- top 3 things I need to accomplish this week
- read every morning and evening
- check off progress through the weekSunday evening routine, here we go! 💫
— Tara Viswanathan (@TaraViswanathan)
Mar 20, 2023
🥈 Funding Announcement Tips
Attention is scarce. But as an early-stage founder, your startup's survival depends on it.
So, how the heck can you make the most of announcing your early-stage funding?
Let's thread the needle 🪡🧵
Expert advice from the best in the biz 👇
— 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝘀𝗵✌🏼 (@DEVINENASH)
Mar 22, 2023
🥉Differentiating Yourself
Even if everything in your pitch is strong, the investor has to feel a connection and want to work with *you*. Don't hide your personality. Use it to differentiate yourself.
— Allison Byers (@apbyers)
Mar 22, 2023
Resources
Crowdsourced: a thread of sources that are lending capital to founders
Uncommon strategies for raising capital
Lessons in immersive user research
A guide for founders considering a different path
5 mistakes and 5 best practices for various acquisition channels
Future of Work Reads
Safety, Tech Skills And Worker Satisfaction Will Define The Future Of Work (Forbes)
The way we work is about to change (CNN)
From the Great Resignation to the Great Refusal—here’s what the 5 ‘Great Rs’ mean for the future of work (Fast Company)
Research: Remote Workers Are More Anxious About Layoffs (HBR)
Generation Z Yearns for Stability (WSJ)
Ways HR is thinking about attracting and retaining Gen Z talent (CNBC)
The World of VITALIZE
VITALIZE portfolio company Placer was named one of America's Best Startup Employers by Forbes
VITALIZE portfolio company OpenAxis, recently launched its new AI feature. Signup for early access
General Partner of VITALIZE, Gale Wilkinson, was on the Alternative Investment Podcast
April cohort of VITALIZE Angels community is now open for applications! Sign up here
Open jobs at VITALIZE portfolio companies
Written by Justin Gordon, Director of Marketing at VITALIZE, a venture capital firm and nearly 450+ member angel investing community for everyone investing in U.S.-based B2B software founders in the work revolution. Find us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
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