7 trends just for you 💣
Don’t worry, my aircraft is secured, not like the Chinese that ended up into the Ocean, on Sunday 💥
For this newsletter edition, I propose a different format. We wanted to cover as much ground, catching-up with everything that is happening on the startup ecosystem.
7 trends in 1 GO 🚀
1, 2, 3...
Don’t worry, my aircraft is secured, not like the Chinese that ended up into the Ocean, on Sunday 💥
FOMO tech
Moutech is the mix of Moutons (cheap in 🇫🇷) and Technophile (Tech-Savvy in 🇫🇷)
As a definition, Moutech is the FOMO of being behind in tech. Nowadays, it’s hard to focus on what’s important. You get translated into your web browser (or your mobile apps). If someone does it, it doesn’t mean that you need to follow his/her opinion. Precisely, “listen what others say, learn from them and adapt. Their failures are your wins.” For example, when I chose this trend to share with you, I had to read thousands of articles and make my opinion of how I wanted to tell my story. Go, write some article on whatever you know and see how people think of it. And, next time, you reopen this newsletter, let me know how this freedom of tech speech came along.
Dodge, Bitcoin & Ethereum
It all started from a joke.
I was browsing on my Revolut app a few months ago and started to invest in $100 worth of Bitcoin. I got 0.0... Now, it’s worth 25K. I can’t say I am a pro in betting on what’s hot 🥵 and what’s not. Thanks to Snowball.xyz, I learned about Bitcoin, Ethereum, NFTs & lately DodgeCoin.
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Hackers & Cybersecurity - Some dark s***
Have you heard? People are watching us constantly. Amazon recently released data that follow the government justice. Justice to hackers that steal information, private information. China, Russia and the US (quick catch-up: The Great Hack, iPhone hacks) were accused to do so. Facebook is on the verge to invade privacy. What’s next? It’s time for governments to start hiring some hackers and fight corruption. Startups already bet on Cybersecurity and I think it’s going IPO soon 😉
Self-sustainability model
Behind every product is a founder, right? The 'Self-business' is a single person who manages a portfolio of several tech products. In 2020, 25% of solo-founders manage to raise extra-ordinary amounts of money. So, how do you become that Million-Dollar, One-Person Business? Discover 4 key steps in this article:
Build revenue at product launch
Learn about your competitors
Have a startup vision, not a freelancer vision
Storytelling is the key to success
WWIII Productivity
The pandemic forced us to reinvent ourselves and find the perfect balance between work/personal. Productivity tools, generally commercialized by bigger IPOs or unicorns, brought work-from-home work so well (at least, in some countries) The nocode & growth methods also helped in giving a large piece of the pie to startups (all level of seniority with a boost in IPO lately 🤑), freelancers, jokes (FYI Dodgecoin🐕), entrepreneurs (cf. Product Hunt) and makers 🧱(Make.rs) to come together and build great things. Nomad is a nicer world for entrepreneur + hipster, perfect timing for post-COVID 😉
Check out Superhuman if you are tired of handling thousands of mails at the same time;
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Burnout at work
So, we talked about work from home, and it’s a dilemma. Another part of this equation you need to consider is the number of burnouts and unemployment worldwide. The numbers are just 🤯.
We need to act and now. Some startups are trying to solve this issue, business wise, but none of the solutions are adapted to today’s situation. No one could have predicted to get quarantine every time you get to a new country, go out in your city. People got suicidal and it’s normal.
I, myself, closed down my company a few months ago and had to put myself out there as an ex-founder. It was difficult at first, but once I saw the opportunities I had in front of me, There should be light 💡
ℹ️ If you feel any of these signs, don’t worry, call your local emergency number.
Doctors X Consulting
My best friend, who recently became a doctor, told me that some of his co-interns applied in a consulting firm to be working closely with researchers and men in suits and money. I thought to myself, what if there were this wonderful service for everyone who want to SWITCH career or MIX careers. An open market for opportunities.
I proudly present you with:
Switch & Mix
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