Daniel Silva's newsletter: #012
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Hello everyone,
I have two amazing treats for you today but first, let’s celebrate!
Rei do Pitaco - a Brazilian Fantasy Game - and my very first collaboration with founders has announced its $32M Series A round led by D1 with Kaszek and other amazing investors following in the round. Congrats to Mateus and Kiko for building such an impressive culture and team. [Thanks Verve Capital and Marcelo Franco for trusting my work and being the #01 investor in the company.]
Treat of the Week #01
Reward: Arielle talks deeply about branding and how to position your narrative - from value proposition to how to own a sub-category. It’s a must-listen episode for every founder and it’s now my top10 podcast of all time.
Arielle started her career in Product Marketing at Google, where she helped launch and grow Google Books and AdWords before leading marketing for Gmail. She then joined Square, where she led the launch of the Square Stand. She then headed up marketing & communications at Cover, an Android app that was acquired by Twitter.
[+] from Arielle:
FirstRound - Positioning your Startup is Vital - Here is how to nail it.
FirstRound - Three Moves Every Startup Founder Must Make to Build a Brand That Matters
Treat of the Week #02
Reward: You will get a glimpse of what it takes to become your very best version and how you can create and nurture winning relationships.
“Create a culture that gives people the space to be the very best they can be”
Start at 29:30 to 30:56 - that’s the true inspiration to build Rosie - my upcoming project.
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Authority Magazine - Peter Hyer of IDEO On How To Use Digital Transformation To Take Your Company To The Next Level
The Conversation - Why does experiencing ‘flow’ feel so good? A communication scientist explains
World Positive - Ten Predictions: Knowledge Work in 2022
[SUPER!!!] - Product Hunt - Makers and Dreamers Products of 2021
Harvard Business Review - How to Help your Team Find Their Higher Purpose
Tee First Round Review - The Best Managers Don’t Fix, They Coach — Four Tools to Add to Your Toolkit
Daniel Goleman, a psychologist and leadership author, studied 3,871 executives and identified six leadership styles: Commanding, Visionary, Affiliative, Democratic, Pacesetting, and Coaching.
Moxie - First Impressions of Web3
Moxie Marlinspike, the creator of the Signal secure messaging app, wrote a widely-circulated essay digging into the technical architecture of NFTs and the current state of 'web3'
McKinsey - Six Problem-Solving Mindsets for Very Uncertain Times
Video & Audio
NFX - The Network Effects of Bitcoin
Thank you all for coming and I wish you an amazing week.
Please if you come across any great material you can send it to daniel@ynnventures.com
Peace and Love.
Dan