Seed to Series B rounds led by a16z, Sequoia, Benchmark, Founders Fund, Accel, Index, Lightspeed, Greylock, Kleiner, General Catalyst or Thrive — who raised, how much, and what they build.
Founder Playbooks
Practical, tested advice for founders on fundraising, pricing, hiring, sales and finding product-market fit — from Lenny’s, YC, Elad Gil, SaaStr and Not Boring.
Practical, tested advice for founders on fundraising, pricing, hiring, sales and finding product-market fit — from Lenny’s, YC, Elad Gil, SaaStr and Not Boring.
- Every Thursday at 08:00 (UTC), one issue with up to 8 of the best finds since the last one.
- Each find comes with a short summary and why it matched; the issue opens with a few lines on what stood out.
- In your feed, by email, and as a push notice if you turn it on.
- ✕ Motivational content without specifics
- ✕ Course or product promotion
Exact rules
Every Thursday at 08:00, send me an issue of up to 8 items with Practical advice for startup founders, plus at least one of Fundraising, Pricing, Hiring, Sales and go-to-market, Product-market fit or Growth. Skip motivational content without specifics or course or product promotion. Read only https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/feed, https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/feed, https://blog.eladgil.com/feed, https://www.saastr.com/feed/, https://www.notboring.co/feed and https://www.sequoiacap.com/feed/. Matching is balanced. Anyone can find and subscribe to it in Discover.
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