This week's additions focus on founder stories, mindset, and strategy, with new digests from Founders, Acquired, and Noah Kagan. Highlights include Tesla's real mission is forcing the entire auto industry to go electric, not dominating sales. IPO priced at half the last private valuation — yet stock tripled in 18 months

Origin stories

Podcast

Elon Musk and how Tesla will change the world

Founders August 20, 2017

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Origin stories 9

Business models 7

• Tesla's real mission is forcing the entire auto industry to go electric, not dominating sales.
• Designing cars from first principles gave Tesla advantages century-old manufacturers couldn't achieve.
• Disruptors succeed by breaking through the established system, not by incremental improvement.

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Case studies

Podcast

Square's 2015 IPO: a down-round story with a strong comeback

Acquired August 16, 2017

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Case studies 9

Fundraising & VC 8

Business models 6

• IPO priced at half the last private valuation — yet stock tripled in 18 months
• Goldman Sachs had a financial incentive to price the IPO lower
• Unlocking 24 million unbanked small merchants was the real innovation

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Identity & self-belief

YouTube

You already have what it takes — just go do it

Noah Kagan August 16, 2017

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Identity & self-belief 9

• A 20-year-old told Kagan he wasn't impressive — and was right.
• Successful people are not a different breed from you.
• Stop seeking advice; you already have everything you need.

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Resilience & grit

Podcast

Overcoming fear to do brave, meaningful work

Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life August 15, 2017

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Resilience & grit 9

• Fear never disappears — bravery means acting anyway
• A packed schedule can still be complacency in disguise
• 85% of feared outcomes never actually happen

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Growth hacking

YouTube

Content multiplication: repurpose what works to reach more customers

Noah Kagan August 14, 2017

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Growth hacking 8

• Stop creating new content — multiply what already performs.
• One idea reformatted across channels reaches audiences you'd otherwise miss.
• Delegate formats you dislike; focus only on what you do best.

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