Silicon Valley Bank has 50% of US VC-backed startups as customers
There are over 130,000 VC-backed companies, according to PitchBook.
That's nearly 65,000 startups that used SVB.
Black in tech community definitely should take advantage of the foreign income tax exclusion if their job doesn’t mind them working remote and living overseas. First $112,000 would be tax free if you’re out the country 330 days in a 12 month period.
In those first 20 reps, you will experience your first win.
And that is all you need to get hooked.
Yes, your first 20 will suck.
But one of them will click—and that dopamine rush will keep you wanting to play forever.
Which takes us into Step 2:
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This is a product framework I cannot live without
Single vs. multiplayer experiences:
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Building a product to support rituals and habits
This builds trust
2. Multiplayer
Building a product that you can use with friends
This makes your product inherently viral
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A lot of people missed this last week: Canva just announced a suite of new products to challenge Microsoft Office every other productivity tool.
Here’s why I think this might be one of the most significant product announcements ever:
In 2015, @MikeDev_LCH won the OZY Genius Award for his project, Live Chair Health. Now, he's sharing with future OZY Geniuses, what the OGAs mean to him and how they've helped him chase his dreams. Read Michael's letter >> bit.ly/3qpCA9T