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šŸ”– 11 Founder Finds to Bookmark for a KickAss 2024

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Weā€™re keeping today short and spicy since Pue Research & Co tells us 74% of you are still on vacation with your kids and not deep into email yet.

And why work hard, when you can work smart? šŸ„ƒ

So todayā€™s outline will be:

  • šŸ“° Some Startup News

  • šŸ”— 11 Links to Design a KickAss 20224

  • šŸ–¼ Visual of the Week

  • šŸ˜“ Back to your vacation/kids

Letā€™s get to it.

šŸ“° Startup News: Carta said startup valuations are slowly getting better. Zuck sold half a billion in Meta stock in the last two months. Shield AI raised $300M at a $2.8B valuation. InCred raises $60M and enters unicorn status. Hard tech VC Countdown Capital shutting down. CB Insights got a new CEO. And hereā€™s a thread of genius business ideas you can build in 2024.

  1. Sam Parr (Founder of the Hustle, Hampton and My First Million) always writes an ā€œEnd of Year Reviewā€. Check out his 2023 edition. Itā€™ll give you ideas/frameworks for your founder journey.

  2. Sahil Bloom shared his 24 frameworks and hacks he thinks founders should implement in 2024

  3. Adobeā€™s Chief Strategy Officer shared 8 bets for 2024

  4. Angela from Version One wrote about the top trends of 2023 her VC team saw

  5. Greg Isenbergā€™s founder advice to have a meaningful 2024

  6. A bulletproof 2024 planning guide

  7. How to build a ā€œpainted pictureā€ vision for the year

  8. Free Lululemon-inspired goal setter 10-page PDF

  9. Steve Schlafmanā€™s annual review template guide

  10. Free copy of Naval Ravikantā€™s e-book on frameworks for life

  11. Free copy of Biohacker Bryan Johnsonā€™s health e-book

So there ya go. Some goodies to kick off your 2024.

Have at ā€˜er and let us know which oneā€™s your favourite.

And if something from this last week has drummed up a startup idea in your head, you know the rules.

Heck, if you need a startup idea, build this one:

ā˜•ļø Our Goal Setting Guide for 2024

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šŸ–¼ Visuals of the Week

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