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

• Business-to-Many: Why founders should ditch B2B and B2C for this game-changing approach.

• Micro SaaS Made Simple: A guide to finding your next small but mighty idea.

• AI Startup Gold: Greg Isenberg and Arvid Kahl’s three bold ideas.

• TikTok Creator Playbook: How to find the perfect promoters for your app.

• SaaS Survival: Thrivers, divers, and the ones in between.

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

Resources

• Your 2024 guide to SaaS benchmarks. (LINK)

• 10 things this failed founder wishes they would’ve done differently (LINK)

• The best way to give raises to employees when the company is doing well (LINK)

• 3 myths about going public that should die (LINK)

• A guide on making high-converting UGC ads (LINK)

ICYMI

• Bending Spoons acquires Cloud-based streaming platform Brightcove (LINK)

• Wiz acquires cloud security remediation Dazz for $450M. (LINK)

• Amazon doubles down on AI startup Anthropic with another $4B. (LINK)

• Data shows YC often funds startups that replicate others in its portfolio. (LINK)

• X competitor Bluesky tops U.S. App Store with 20M+ users. (LINK)

Quick Links

• Chris Haldczuk revealed how a startup hit $1B sales, 20B views/month, and 50 employees—no funding raised!

• Andre Haykal Jr. built a SaaS from scratch to $1M/year fast—no funding needed!

• 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!

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Recession Recipe: SaaS + GenAI = Chaos?

Startups are tough, and while everyone talks about running out of cash or missing product-market fit as the main reasons for failure, those only account for half the story. The real danger usually lies in team dynamics. A team that can’t stay focused, handle growth responsibly, or align on goals is more likely to tank, even if the product and market are solid. And when a team is full of “doers” instead of leaders, the founder ends up stuck doing everything, which slows growth and can ultimately lead to burnout and collapse.

Avoiding these traps means staying on top of common pitfalls: don’t overcomplicate things, make sure everyone knows and lives the company values, and keep motivation high by connecting work to a bigger purpose. Regularly check your startup for these silent killers, be transparent with your team, and fix the weak spots together. This proactive approach will help you build a startup that’s not just surviving but actually thriving. (LINK)

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