everything you need to read this week by @stephthefounder (September 22nd)

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 (slightly) shortened newsletter this week bc tbh i need a break from the emotional rollercoaster caused by the swarm of crazy news this week (and because it’s been a busy couple work weeks 😚 thanks for everyone’s love and understanding this week!!)

💰 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. Irregular: Partnering with OpenAI and Anthropic, Irregular is stress-testing advanced AI models against real-world threats and setting safety standards for deployment. The startup just raised an $80M round co-led by Sequoia and Redpoint.

   1. Job openings can be found here

2. Doctronic: Combining AI-powered virtual care with access to licensed clinicians, Doctronic is building a more personalized approach to telehealth. The company just closed a $20M Series A led by Lightspeed.

   1. Job openings can be found here