Founder Weekly (Issue 642 June 26 2024)

Founder Weekly - Issue 642

Founder Weekly

Welcome to issue 642 of Founder Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.

General

The AI bubble is reaching a tipping point. Navigating what comes next will be essential.

Five AI trends shaping the future of the cloud economy and Bessemer'ss predictions for what to expect by 2030.

AI is Oil, not God.

Resolve decision-making conflicts by selecting the right approach: Make a bold choice, synthesize a new solution, or find the balance.

Marketing, Sales and PR

Breaking down my favorite examples from Canva, Figma, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Miro, Otter, and more.

One of the hardest lessons in business.

Money and Finance

In this episode of Dalton & Michael, we’ll talk about some of the downstream side effects we saw during this stretch of time: an explosion of unicorns, a surge of new investors, and the impact it had on the way founders think. We’ll share the advice we gave YC founders to brace them for the future, and how some companies made the right move in the middle of an unusual/unsustainable moment. 

In 2024, the Series A Crunch has returned. Software companies that have achieved the previous era’s milestone, $1m or more in ARR, face a challenging Series A market. Why is this happening again?

The author's journey and lessons from having a front row seat to early founder-led companies, from Seed to Series A to Series B.

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