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Welcome to the latest edition of Great Startups! Here’s what’s in store:

• The 80/20 Rule: The Growth Shortcut Everyone Overlooks

• Guide: The Ultimate SaaS Messaging Guide for Startups

• The Physics of Sales: 11 Ways You’re Breaking the Laws

• No AI, No Job: The Future Is Already Here

• Targeting Made Simple: A step-by-step guide to finding your perfect customer.

• Hidden Startup Debt: The silent killer that’s slowing growth.

Get ready to dive into these power-packed insights for founders and growth enthusiasts!

Resources

• The Ultimate SaaS Messaging Framework for early-stage Startups. (LINK)

• The $75 Billion Selective Listening Strategy. (LINK)

• Six lessons after one year of Agentic AI. (LINK)

• David Politis on doing whatever it takes to stay in the game (LINK)

• Sam Blond on how to generate more demand. (LINK)

ICYMI

• Atlassian acquires DX, a developer productivity platform, for $1B. (LINK)

• Netflix is getting into short videos with a new vertical feed for mobile. (LINK)

• Cloudflare launches a marketplace that lets websites charge AI bots for scraping. (LINK)

• The WordPress vs. WP Engine drama, explained. (LINK)

• 1X will test humanoid robots in ‘a few hundred’ homes in 2025. (LINK)

Quick Links

• Ray Dalio built a $14B empire by following core success principles that took him from humble beginnings to founding the world’s largest hedge fund.

• Iman Gadzhi and Pierre de Preux launched a SaaS and hit 7-figure ARR in 9 months by moving fast, using Iman’s audience, and solving a real problem.

• Lenny Rachitsky and Jen Abel on how to approach founder-led sales.

• Carta shares 50 slides packed with insights for founders from 45,000 startups.

• How One AI App Founder Makes $20K+ Monthly—and How You Can Too!

Recently Funded / Raised

• 4D Molecular Therapeutics raised $602.5M to advance gene therapies for unmet medical needs.

• MAIA Biotechnology raised $44.17M for cancer immunotherapies targeting telomeres.

• Resistant AI raised $55.35M to fight financial fraud with AI monitoring.

• ClaimSorted raised $16.3M to automate insurance claims using AI.

• Prestige Wealth raised $157.5M to grow its wealth management services.

• Glide Identity raised $20M to enhance SIM-based digital authentication.

• Liquid Wind raised $67.31M to build eFuel plants turning CO₂ into eMethanol.

• Empery Digital raised $698.3M to develop electric off-road vehicles.

• Electric Entertainment raised $170M to produce and distribute TV and films.

• Meta-Flux raised $1.8M to speed up drug discovery through AI.

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You’re Not Failing at Marketing… You’re Overcomplicating It

Most startups and agencies don’t fail because they lack ideas. They fail because they make things way too complicated. Trying to serve everyone, fix every problem, and show up everywhere spreads you so thin that nothing really works. Simplicity is what actually scales. When you focus on one audience, one clear offer, and two solid channels, your message hits harder and your results grow faster.

It’s not about doing more marketing, it’s about doing what actually works. Track your results, double down on what’s performing, and cut what isn’t. The 80/20 and 90 percent rules aren’t just nice theories — they’re what keep you focused on what really matters. The less clutter in your strategy, the clearer your path to growth becomes. (LINK)

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