founders.menu 034 » 15x Slack & Discord Communities to share what you are working on

Happy Sunday. ☼

Read time this week → 4.44 minutes.

A warm welcome to 33x new subscribers who got a template, an account or signed up directly for the founders.menu newsletter – it’s great to have you!

Starter » take bite-sized action

If you want to get your startup in front of other founders and entrepreneurs, then Slack and Discord are 2x platforms you do not want to miss out on. The best way to go about this is to share a simple introduction, a one-line pitch and finally: ask for the feedback you are looking for. That way you will avoid being perceived as spammy. Here are 15x communities you can join and share what you are working on for free right now…

Main course » founders.menu update

Today, the founders.menu newsletter passed 700 subscribers with weekly Sunday newsletter consistently releasing 34x this year. During this time, the platform reached 1129 ingredients in total. You can find so many gems for your founder’s journey, carefully curated and categorised to level up your next founder decision with valuable content [tools, reads, streams] and handmade templates. After tomorrow, the early bird price of $2.99/m will be discontinued and a $9.99/m plan will take its place. If you would like to unlock the whole database, becoming a member is still possible for just $2.99/m today. ↓

䷀ Reads – 5x update highlights

• What is product / market fit? → Simply put: Product/market fit is a term that defines a very specific milestone in a company’s lifecycle. – MEMBERS ONLY

• Non-coercive marketing: a manifesto → How to trust prospects to make empowered decisions for themselves without an ounce of emotional coercion or manipulation.

• No meetings, no deadlines, no full-time employees → How Gumroad runs one of the most unconventional company structures successfully. – MEMBERS ONLY

• How to be a great panelist → Cut the intros, disagree with your fellow panelists, and force 2-3 of your interesting viewpoints into the conversation.

• Founders need to be ruthless when chasing deals → Steve Blank’s advice on how to develop rigour into your sales and deal-making when building a startup. – MEMBERS ONLY