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Checked out the current SUS - I see partner videos and a way to do weekly check-in. Was keen to learn if there's a way I can join the SUS with a new thesis (not the one I did SUS previously on), get grouped with a few other startups and do weekly check-ins for accountability and peer-learning.

I’m exploring ways to collaborate with influencers in niches like real estate and broader categories like faceless video to drive awareness for a few AI niche video tools I’m building. The idea is inspired from David's (Founder, Jenni AI) story he shared on Twitter - how they worked with micro-influencers to grow the customer base.

I’m keen to learn: 1/ How you identified the right influencers for your audience. 2/ What kind of content or campaigns worked best for you (e.g., tutorials, skits, product demos). 3/ Any lessons learned—things you’d do differently next time?

I’d love to hear any insights, whether you’ve seen success or faced challenges in this space. Thank you

I stumbled upon this question in a casual discussion with friends few days back. While it sent a chill down my spine, it also made me think more about what important things I might be ignoring in my startup journey and what can be the real reason why my startup could fail. My top 3 reasons:

1. Bad (poorly measured) experiments in Growth and Product

2. Not catching up with the pace of the market

3. Not able to build and inspire an A+ team

What are yours? Would love to know what every entrepreneur has got to say.

I read this book Sprint by Jake Knapp and few others at Google Ventures recently. It basically talks about solving important problems at your business by adopting a 5 day Sprint process. I found it pretty interesting and would like to know if any of you have tried it at your workplace. What were the key takeaways?

I've been reading Ray Dalio's book Principles: Life and Work of late. It's really inspiring to know how he built a meritocratic culture at Bridgewater Associates by following core principles with a backbone of radical truth and transparency. I'm also reading more about the tools they used to groom a culture of excellence (psychometric tests to understand each member better, baseball cards for each member etc). Has anyone tried similar approaches with your team/startup? Would love to know how it went.

MS PPT, Slides, Prezi, Canva, Keynote, others? Would it have helped if there were all videos you can just play? I am referring to presentations that are shared with you on email and other medium and not presented by a host. Thanks!