Happy Friday Fam,

Welcome back to Napkin Notes: the only startup newsletter that genuinely sends gift ideas we think founders will love, with no affiliate link benefit for us in exchange. We’re like the Robin Hood of Startups. You can thank us later .

Since most of you are being blasted with 100s of Black Friday messages, we’re keeping today short and sweet.

• The short: a bunch of techy gifts

• The sweet: some memes to make you laugh

Let’s dive in amigo.

If we missed a gift idea you love, hit reply and let us know. Cuz we’re behind on Secret Santa gift ideas for the team and could use the help 😅 

🎁 Gift Ideas for Founders

📚 Book Reccos by Tiny Founder, Andrew Wilkinson:

• 1/ Amazon Unbound by Brad Stone

• 2/ Losing The Signal by Jacquire McNish

• 3/ Profit First by Mike Michalowicz

• 4/ Rework by Jason Fried

• 5/ The Power Law by Sebastian Mallaby

🎁 Gift Suggestions by Maven Cofounder, Wes Kao

• 6/ Bombas gripper socks

• 7/ Uni Jetstream Sport ballpoint pen, 0.7 mm

• 8/ Lemon juicer with an attached container

• 9/ LL Bean flannel sheets and flannel duvet cover

• 10/ Pottery Barn faux sheepskin rug

• 11/ YouTube Premium

🎄 Gadgets by Content Creator, Lenny Rachitsky

• 12/ Aarke stainless-steel hot water kettle: Plastic-free, beautiful, and fast. I love it.

• 13/ HOTO portable tire inflator: You’ll never want to inflate your bike tires, car tires, or balls any other way. HOTO has all kinds of other cool stuff too.

• 14/ Daylight: Kindle meets iPad meets laptop. Elegant and practical.

• 15/ Shure MV7 USB mic: A nice gift for that friend who’s thinking about starting a podcast—or is stuck on Zoom calls all-day

👀 Meet These Founders That Pitched

• Payaway

• Substream

• Evercopy

• XRAY

If you're interested in connecting with any of the startups that pitched, now is the time.

The deal portal will close soon, so reach out within the next couple of days. You can learn more about each startup and make contact here

Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to making Happy Pitchgiving a success. We look forward to bringing you more events that inspire and connect our vibrant community.

📰 Meet Our Pals at Bubble 

BubbleCon’s behind us. But Bubble (the platform) is still here to stay.

If you missed it, look up “BubbleCon” on X or Linkedin to see people’s favourite moments.

And if you’re still curious about what the heck Bubble is, learn more by clicking below.

👀 BFCM Laughs

Have an amazing weekend.

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