RightShift Pulse | ED 1
In this edition of RightShift Pulse are lessons from founders, an awesome accelerator guide, and advice on decision making like a VC + news and updates from our team!
Welcome to the Inaugural Edition of RightShift Pulse!
We're thrilled to introduce RightShift Pulse, a brand new bi-weekly newsletter crafted specifically for the early stage startup ecosystem.
This newsletter is your go-to source for the latest insights, trends, and news shaping the dynamic world of entrepreneurship for ambitious founders, early stage VCs, and startup accelerator teams.
About RightShift
Born out of Intuitio Labs, a full-service agency supporting founders in bringing products to life, RightShift offers transformative services catered to the entrepreneur ecosystem of founders, accelerators and early stage VCs. Today, it stands as a pioneering product studio, partnering with early-stage VCs and accelerators to amplify the success of portfolio companies.
However, a stark reality persists: founders from underrepresented communities remain marginalized, with less than 5% of VC funding going to black founders. The situation is even more dire when considering all underrepresented groups, including women, asian, black, and latino entrepreneurs.
Driven by a bold vision, RightShift is poised to disrupt this status quo.
Through our unwavering commitment to excellence and our deep understanding of the challenges faced by underrepresented entrepreneurs, we are determined to catalyze a paradigm shift in the startup ecosystem.
By fostering an inclusive environment, providing tailored resources, and empowering these founders to thrive, we will unleash a wave of innovation that will redefine the entrepreneurial landscape.
Operator Essentials
📝 20 Lessons From 20 Different Paths to Product-Market Fit — Advice for Founders, From Founders - First Round
🔑 For over a year the prestigious VC Firm, First Round, has been conducting a massive study on the journey to product-market fit. In this comprehensive article, you’ll discover 20 unique lessons from these founder interviews. The advice ranges from ideation through validation and scale. If you want to learn from real founders and uncover behind the scenes secrets of top tier startups such as Plaid, Lattice, WebFlow, and AirTable - this breakdown is for you.
📝 A Founder’s Guide to Accelerators Funding Startups in 2024 - Visible.vc
🔑 To gain valuable insights into the accelerator experience, Visible surveyed dozens of founders who participated in various accelerator programs. These entrepreneurs shared their biggest takeaways and highlighted several key aspects that made their respective programs impactful. While this data-driven article is a gold mine for founders, accelerator managers will also discover a plethora of helpful information in this breakdown.
📝 Make Decisions with a VC Mindset - Harvard Business Review
🔑 Have you ever wondered why Venture Capitalists are so good at discovering promising startups and finding brilliant founders? And more importantly, can these skills be learned? In this comprehensive article, Ilya Strebulaev and Alex Dang - authors of The Venture Mindset - share insights from a decade long study on the decision making of hundreds of the most successful investors in the startup game. Their findings are impressive but what we loved most about this article was the extensive tactical advice for leaders who must make major decisions often.
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RightShift Roundup
🚀 Our team recently attended the ACT Tulsa Accelerator Demo Day for cohort 5. It was exciting and inspirational, read more here.
🚀 We launched our brand new website, check it out here.
🚀 RightShift founder and CEO Deep Kalina joined Ballin - an emerging Sports startup - as Tech/AI Advisor, learn about the new partnership here.