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š Screw the Strategies, Have Some Laughs
We're all sick and tired of long newsletters. Here's a fun summer laughs to scroll through at the lake.
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āļø Welcome back to Napkin Notes: the startup newsletter that tosses our playbook in the garbage when we feel like sending you memes instead of strategies b/c youāre all sun tanning this week āļø
You heard us right. Weāre doing a good olā summer shake-up.
Why? Because itās the dead middle of August and 85% of you are:
Lounging on a boat
Sitting by the lake
or drinking on patios
So why in the world should we slave away on writing a 2,000-word startup deep dive when we know that?
You know, my old Uncle Jim always used to say āplay dumb games, win dumb prizesā. It always stuck with me.
So today, weāre gonna get ahead of the summer curve, trash our fancy shmancy article plans and send you 20 spicy memes instead. Sound like a fair plan?
Great.
Just donāt tell our CEO, heās still on maternity leaveā¦
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Hereās to sending you a few good laughs wherever you are in the world this weekend.
So buckle down, get comfy, and get scrolling.
And if you love the platter of memes, reply at the end to tell us
A) which one was your fav and
B) where youāre reading this from
Letās get to it.
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āļø Summer Smiles
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Hot Takes
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Startup Lyfe
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World Economy Updates
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If you arenāt sailing on a boat, drinking on a patio or tossing a frisbee on the beach and wanna post a startup idea, go ahead and hit that button below.
Loved the memes? Make a friendās day and share this post with them so they can join the cool kidsā group chat.
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P.S. If you do want something interesting to read this week, check out this blog that lists all the top Paul Graham essays by ranking.
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