everything you need to read this week by @stephthefounder (October 13th)

The goal is to be the best weekly newsletter to be the most succinct + fun way to learn about all the best things you need to know across tech, startups, VC, etc, sent out every Monday. (and at the minimum, it will include the links I post about every week on instagram!). Feedback (and a better/more creative newsletter name than the boring one I have now) always welcome!

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a bit of a shortened newsletter this week because of the holiday ❤️ (which i’ll be honest i didn’t even know about until i woke up today and realized i have a lot less meetings than usual 🤪 my favorite kind of days, to be honest)

i’m going to take advantage and get some work done (and also maybe catch up on some reading, which i’ll be honest, i’ve been really slacking on lately 🫠 )

be back next week with a full roundup xx

💰 Companies that will make you a millionaire

Every week I highlight a few of my favorite startups that I personally think are really promising. They’ve typically received funding that week + are hiring, and occasionally I’ll include some special bonus ones.

And now you can easily earn some cold hard cash 💰: you can now use PINpoint (a fun product my company has been building) to earn $$ (anywhere from $5K to $30K) for successfully referring people to top startups. The brilliant part about this is:

1) you don’t even need to know the person who’s ultimately hired - if you post a link on LinkedIn and the algorithm shows it to someone who ultimately clicks the link and is hired, you get the $$$ 😏 

2) all of these companies are great and highly respected, so your friend (or random person who saw your post) will also thank you 😉 win win

(PS are you a founder or do you work at a cool startup that’s hiring? reply back with the name so we can give you guys a shout!)

This week’s featured companies:

1. Base Power: Your home, now a mini power plant. The Austin-based startup is making it easier for households to install massive batteries (think 25–50 kWh—twice the size of a Tesla Powerwall) that keep the lights on for days and can even sell extra energy back to the grid. They’ve already deployed 100+ MWh across Texas and just raised a $1B Series C at a $3B valuation to take their home battery program nationwide.

   1. Job openings can be found here

2. DualEntry: Think of it as the AI upgrade your finance team never knew it needed. They’re building an AI-native ERP that automates workflows, handles messy migrations (they promise “NextDay Migration” from legacy systems), and scales with mid-market firms. After launching just ~1 year ago, they just pulled in $90M Series A at a $415M valuation to take on Oracle, NetSuite, and the rest.

   1. Job openings can be found here