We are excited to announce that Mattermark has re-launched as an independent company! [Learn More →](https://mattermark.com/blog) ### MVPs out SLC in, Startup Funding Rounds Explained, lots more – Mattermark Daily August 29, 2017 - By [Danielle Morrill](https://twitter.com/DanielleMorrill "Danielle Morrill on Twitter") Help People Affected By Hurricane Harvey Houston, Texas and the surrounding areas have been devastated by Hurricane Harvey. We at Mattermark urge you to donate anything you can, whether it’s… [Read Full Article](https://mattermark.com/mvps-out-slc-in-startup-funding-rounds-explained/) ### Effective Networking, 40+ Employee Stumble, Start Angel Investing, and more – Mattermark Daily August 28, 2017 - By [Danielle Morrill](https://twitter.com/DanielleMorrill "Danielle Morrill on Twitter") The Search is Over It’s been reported that Uber’s board of directors has picked Dara Khosrowshahi to be its new CEO. Mr. Khosrowshahi has been the CEO of Expedia since… [Read Full Article](https://mattermark.com/effective-networking-40-employee-stumble-start-angel-investing/) ### Talking SaaS, What Makes a Good Pitch?, WeWork and the Letter B, more – Mattermark Daily August 24, 2017 - By [Danielle Morrill](https://twitter.com/DanielleMorrill "Danielle Morrill on Twitter") Today in the Mattermark Daily we talk a lot about SaaS, and what makes a good pitch, and WeWork and the Letter B ### Resource Constraints, omg Zork!, Golden Era Of Startups?, and more – Mattermark Daily August 23, 2017 - By [Danielle Morrill](https://twitter.com/DanielleMorrill "Danielle Morrill on Twitter") Mattermark Standard is now $49 per month In addition to publishing this newsletter, we crawl the public web to organize information on more than four million of the world’s fastest… [Read Full Article](https://mattermark.com/resource-constraints-zork-golden-era-of-startups/) ### Leadership Tips, Team Culture, Choosing First Investor, and more – Mattermark Daily August 22, 2017 - By [Danielle Morrill](https://twitter.com/DanielleMorrill "Danielle Morrill on Twitter") Mattermark Standard is now $49 per month In addition to publishing this newsletter, we crawl the public web to organize information on more than four million of the world’s fastest… [Read Full Article](https://mattermark.com/leadership-tips-team-culture-choosing-first-investor/) ### Totality, Win Product Positioning and Messaging, and Remote Employees – Mattermark Daily August 21, 2017 - By [Danielle Morrill](https://twitter.com/DanielleMorrill "Danielle Morrill on Twitter") This is a special “it’s August and if you’re not on vacation you spent your morning looking at the sky” edition of the Mattermark Daily. We’ll keep it brief. From… [Read Full Article](https://mattermark.com/totality-win-product-positioning-and-messaging-and-remote-employees/) ### Redefining ‘Designer’, Process vs Product, Diversity in Tech, and more – Mattermark Daily August 17, 2017 - By [Danielle Morrill](https://twitter.com/DanielleMorrill "Danielle Morrill on Twitter") From the Operators Ben Hernández of Dialexa argues that the next generation of designers will have to be anthropologists; multi-faceted across three core disciplines in “It’s About More than Pixels:… [Read Full Article](https://mattermark.com/redefining-designer-process-vs-product-diversity-in-tech/) ### When to send Investor Updates, Know your VC, Founder Friendly and more – Mattermark Daily August 16, 2017 - By [Danielle Morrill](https://twitter.com/DanielleMorrill "Danielle Morrill on Twitter") Learning how to effectively communicate and leverage investor updates is an important founder rite of passage, and Mike Preuss of Visible Ventures provides some fascinating proprietary data to uncover what… [Read Full Article](https://mattermark.com/when-to-send-investor-updates-know-your-vc-founder-friendly/) ### Anti-Goals, IoT Sales Traps, Lost Decades, and more – Mattermark Daily August 15, 2017 - By [Danielle Morrill](https://twitter.com/DanielleMorrill "Danielle Morrill on Twitter") From the Operators Andrew Wilkinson of Tiny explains how he loves work by never doing the things he hates in “The Power of Anti-Goals” Brian Armstrong of Coinbase shares “The… [Read Full Article](https://mattermark.com/anti-goals-iot-sales-traps-lost-decades/) ### Donna Harris on going to HR, Sendgrid CEO on Leadership, and robots writing trashy novels – Mattermark Daily August 14, 2017 - By [Danielle Morrill](https://twitter.com/DanielleMorrill "Danielle Morrill on Twitter") From the Operators Mandy Cole, former VP of Sales at Zenefits, Living Social and MyNewPlace shares practical sales advice for building scales programs and teams in “The Playbook To Scaling… [Read Full Article](https://mattermark.com/going-to-hr-leadership-robots-writing-trashy-novels/) ### Seed Investments lag while A picks up, Long Term Relationship Building, and Pushing Through – Mattermark Daily August 10, 2017 - By [Danielle Morrill](https://twitter.com/DanielleMorrill "Danielle Morrill on Twitter") Seed Stage Investment Lags Last Year’s Trend, While Series A Picks Up the Slack Early this morning I got going with some coffee and spreadsheets summarizing U.S. startup funding so… [Read Full Article](https://mattermark.com/seed-investments-lag-a-picks-up-long-term-relationship-building-and-pushing-through/) ### Top startups in Detroit, modernizing fertility, and the robots’ opinion of your effectiveness as an employee – Mattermark Daily August 9, 2017 - By [Danielle Morrill](https://twitter.com/DanielleMorrill "Danielle Morrill on Twitter") Top startups in Detroit, modernizing fertility, and the robots’ opinion of your effectiveness as an employee, and more in today’s Mattermark Daily ### The Creation Story of Women in VC, Startup Growth Factors, and More – Mattermark Daily July 20, 2017 - By [Nick Frost](https://twitter.com/thinker "Nick Frost on Twitter") 5 FAQs About Mattermark for Lead Enrichment Last week, we hosted our first webinar of the year to show sales pros how to use Mattermark to find their future customers,… [Read Full Article](https://mattermark.com/the-creation-story-of-women-in-vc-startup-growth-factors-and-more-mattermark-daily/) ### Resources for Perfecting a Mind-Blowing Pitch, Managing Work/Life Balance, and More – Mattermark Daily July 17, 2017 - By [Nick Frost](https://twitter.com/thinker "Nick Frost on Twitter") Startups Lure Salespeople with Equity as an Incentive Salespeople are stereotypically competitive, hungry and cash-oriented, but like any employee at a startup, equity can play a role in their compensation.… [Read Full Article](https://mattermark.com/resources-for-perfecting-a-mind-blowing-pitch-managing-worklife-balance-and-more-mattermark-daily/) ### Dear Venture Capital, For and Against AI, Redfin’s IPO, and More – Mattermark Daily July 11, 2017 - By [Nick Frost](https://twitter.com/thinker "Nick Frost on Twitter") Using Data to Drive Outbound Sales Even for SMB SaaS companies focused on specific verticals, outbound sales can prove to be an effective customer acquisition channel and growth lever. Pure… [Read Full Article](https://mattermark.com/dear-venture-capital-for-and-against-ai-redfins-ipo-and-more-mattermark-daily/) ### A Hard Startup Failure Story, 2017 Enterprise Almanac, and More – Mattermark Daily June 28, 2017 - By [Nick Frost](https://twitter.com/thinker "Nick Frost on Twitter") 5 Things You Didn’t Know You Can Do With Mattermark Everyone loves a good secret. I’m here to share some of Mattermark’s unintentional best-kept secrets to making your prospecting or… [Read Full Article](https://mattermark.com/a-hard-startup-failure-story-2017-enterprise-almanac-and-more-mattermark-daily/) ### Growth Is Getting Harder, A Better Path To Decency, and More – Mattermark Daily June 27, 2017 - By [Nick Frost](https://twitter.com/thinker "Nick Frost on Twitter") Sales Efficiency: Data is Key to Top of Funnel Success When sales reps are armed with information and truly understand the customer’s position in the market, they can better gauge… [Read Full Article](https://mattermark.com/growth-is-getting-harder-a-better-path-to-decency-and-more-mattermark-daily/) ### Scaling Growth, Cons of The Midas List, Blockchain Markets, and More June 22, 2017 - By [Nick Frost](https://twitter.com/thinker "Nick Frost on Twitter") How Sales Reps Can Use Funding Data to Identify Their Next Big Money Prospect Whether a company closes a round, gets acquired or goes public, this new funding often spurs… [Read Full Article](https://mattermark.com/scaling-growth-cons-of-the-midas-list-blockchain-markets-and-more/) ### The Pros and Cons of Profitability, Patreon’s Growth Model, and More – Mattermark Daily June 20, 2017 - By [Nick Frost](https://twitter.com/thinker "Nick Frost on Twitter") From Startup Investors Bryce Roberts of OATV and Indie.vc recognizes an early focus on profitability is the surest foundation from which to scale, sell or raise in “The Powerful Habit… [Read Full Article](https://mattermark.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-profitability-patreons-growth-model-and-more-mattermark-daily/) ### The Rise of Operator-Angels, Equity Options vs. Cash, and More – Mattermark Daily June 7, 2017 - By [Nick Frost](https://twitter.com/thinker "Nick Frost on Twitter") You’re Sitting on a Gold Mine of Data — Here’s What You Should Do With It Customers seek outcomes – not tools or services – and it’s the marketing and… [Read Full Article](https://mattermark.com/the-rise-of-operator-angels-equity-options-vs-cash-and-more-mattermark-daily/) ### Lessons from Investing in 200+ Startups, KPIs from 8 Successful Pitch Decks, and More – Mattermark Daily June 5, 2017 - By [Nick Frost](https://twitter.com/thinker "Nick Frost on Twitter") How to Find Green Energy Companies That Match Your Ideal Customer Profile Growing sales teams know the challenge of staying on top of prospects and making sure they contact the… [Read Full Article](https://mattermark.com/lessons-from-investing-in-200-startups-kpis-from-8-successful-pitch-decks-and-more-mattermark-daily/) ### 7 Lessons From 100+ Failed Startups, Funding Timeline Trends, and More – Mattermark Daily May 25, 2017 - By [Nick Frost](https://twitter.com/thinker "Nick Frost on Twitter") Optimize Sales Ops by Integrating Data-Driven Tools (read) Time and time again, sales teams say sales software becomes even more effective when the systems talk to each other and work… [Read Full Article](https://mattermark.com/7-lessons-from-100-failed-startups-funding-timeline-trends-and-more-mattermark-daily/) ### From Seed to Series B, VC Meta-Thesis, A Customer Success Manifesto, and More May 9, 2017 - By [Nick Frost](https://twitter.com/thinker "Nick Frost on Twitter") Mattermark Daily – Tuesday, May 9th, 2017 Your Sales Success Depends on These 4 Data Points (read) Data will make you better at your job and your life easier. It… [Read Full Article](https://mattermark.com/seed-series-b-vc-meta-thesis-customer-success-manifesto/) ### Mattermark Daily – Monday, May 8th, 2017 May 8, 2017 - By [Nick Frost](https://twitter.com/thinker "Nick Frost on Twitter") Micro-VC — Smaller is better, but the math is still really hard (read) While the math in the post may be intimidating, there are strong reassurances as history has shown us that… [Read Full Article](https://mattermark.com/mattermark-daily-monday-may-8th-2017/)