Notion with AI and more....
#8.2023
Justin Timberlake made Sean Parker a celebrity for people outside the tech world. JT portrayed Sean in the 2010 film Social Network, which told the story of Facebook and his early involvement with Zuck and the company.
But before Facebook, Sean made waves in the tech scene when he co-founded the revolutionary and game-changing Napster - the world's first music file-sharing platform that completely changed the way we consume music to this day. For the GenZ's reading this, there would be no Spotify without Napster.
Sean went on to become an extraordinary investor and a powerful player in the venture space. His estimated net worth is $2.3 billion USD.
Also on investments, a very good chat with Chamath Palihapitiya (the SPAC guy) – Founder and CEO, Social Capital.
Bonus for Notion lovers!
Who loves Notion? Raise your hand. Notion has been my go-to platform for documenting my work and thought process for a while now, and it's just amazing how the simplicity of the platform can make us so much more productive.
I recently came across this video showing how to use AI in Notion and it's insane!
“Just started using these new features a couple days ago. It's just mind-blowing how fast and good it is. So helpful!” - Bram Copens
“After watching this video, I went to my notion app and I asked notion ai to make a daily routine for my upcoming exam so that I can make a good result. It gave me a daily routine in a few seconds. It's just mind blowing. I will try to follow that routine. Awesome. It feels like magic” - Ghosh
Best from Linkedin
10 free websites so useful they should come pre-bookmarked on every browser. Click here.
Three awesome books about "good boards”. Click here
“….the boards. For most of employees, a board meeting is like a mysterious ceremony with an inner circle of private club members chatting and networking during a day from times to times. To be honest some boards are like that. Other better functionning ones are providing HUGE value to their organization by giving an external point of view about the mission, the purpose and some strategic moves.”
I’ve advised over 100 CEOs over the last 3 years. From pre-revenue start-ups to 9-figure scale-ups worth billions. 9 challenges and recommendations frequently discussed. Click here
Top Three Articles of the Week
The story behind Duolingo's 350% growth acceleration, leaderboards, streaks, notifications, and innovative growth model - Lenny Newsletter
“I was at a small event a few months back where Jorge Mazal (former CPO of Duolingo) shared the story behind Duolingo’s growth reaccelerating. I was captivated. I’ve never seen a growth story like this before—4.5x growth for a mature product, driven by a small handful of product changes, rooted in an innovative growth model, and explained in such actionable detail.”
The VC’s Customer [OLD BUT GOLD] - AVC
“Many of the people I know in the venture capital business think their customers are their investors, called LPs in the industry vernacular. I’ve always thought that was dead wrong.
The entrepreneur is the customer and the LP is the shareholder. That’s the only way to think about the venture capital business that makes sense to me..”
Coaching Your Team as a Collective Makes It Stronger - Harvard Business Review
“The team-coaching approach encourages team members to go beyond their roles and understand one another’s strengths, weaknesses, and aspirations. Members are encouraged to build stronger relationships themselves, not just one-on-one with their manager.”
Bonus for your Soul
20 Stoic Quotes on Managing Anxiety - Click here.
“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.”
- Epictetus
Startup of the Week
Beehiiv - for the creator economy a complete platform to grow your audience and monetization.
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