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It is a symbolic milestone for
@efounders
, a great recognition for the startup studio model
@romaindillet
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The more I come to SF, the clearer it is to me that, in Europe, we have everything we need to build and market great software : talent / ideas / energy. Let’s do it! 🇪🇺
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update 2020. 125 investments as a business angel 😇 (only counting tech&early stages startups) since 2009. 95 companies. 96.7% IRR (non-realized), 52.7% IRR (realized). 7 losses 👎. 10 exits 🤑. it seems to be a good asset class. Data from
@Kushim_
66 investments as a business angel 😇 (only counting tech&early stages startups) since 2009. 2/3 since 2016. 72% IRR (non-realized). 33% without the top 2. 4 losses 👎. 0 exits 🤑. It seems profitable to invest as a BA but it definitely requires patience! data from
@Kushim_
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Today, we're officially launching
@FolkHQ
I'll be the CEO of Folk, alongside my role
@efounders
Curious to discover the 5 reasons why I decided just this once to take the CEO-role?
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Today, through
@SpaceX
we are launching Gama Alpha, the first European Solar Sail
Born from work I did 20 years ago at school,
@gamaspace
is now a reality thanks to
@gouyonmatignon
,
@andrewnutter
,
@JordyPilote
and our team of amazing engineers.
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20 million Euros...
For once, this time it's us,
@hexacc
, announcing a great fundraising round.
We always swim a bit against the current. It's been 7 years since we raised a single Euro, and while the ecosystem is struggling, we're accelerating.
We have big ambitions at Hexa;
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10 years 🎂🤩
What an amazing journey!!
impossible to summarize a decade of achievements in a single tweet or even a thread:
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.
@mailjet
has been acquired by their US competitor
@Mail_Gun
. It was an amazing adventure that started with
@jtartarin
and
@wiloo
, and then scaled with
@renard_alexis
. It was the gate to the SaaS world for
@qnickmans
and I. Very thankful for where it brought us with
@efounders
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Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that eFounders alumni would have created more companies than eFounders itself. They've launched 46 companies, raised a total of $437M, opened offices worldwide, and some have even become unicorns.
So who’s behind the eFounders mafia? ⬇️
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The more regular the investor reports, the more successful the startups! In my portfolio, 6 send weekly reports, 25 send monthly reports, 12 quarterly, 35 never send a report or sporadically. Now you know where you stand! 😋
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66 investments as a business angel 😇 (only counting tech&early stages startups) since 2009. 2/3 since 2016. 72% IRR (non-realized). 33% without the top 2. 4 losses 👎. 0 exits 🤑. It seems profitable to invest as a BA but it definitely requires patience! data from
@Kushim_
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It started as a simple idea a few years ago: integrating banking services to reinvent company spending management.
@spendesk
announces today a 35M EUR serie B. 👏 Congrats to
@rodArdant
@jordanegiuly
#guillhembellion
& +120 team who made it a reality!
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.
@efounders
is a startup studio 🌿 We only launch a select amount of startups a year because we do things by hand, we pour our souls into each and everyone of our projects.
This year, we're launching 4. Here's our
#ef20
batch👇
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SaaS is much less capital intensive that VCs lead us to believe. It's cheap to build, acquisition costs are predictable, and margins are higher than any other industry. SaaS founders need less money and more equity.
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et Voilà!
@Mention
just got acquired by
@mynewsdesk
. Second exit this year for
@efounders
. Thanks to
@mvaxelaire
@arnaud_lb
for this amazing journey. You transform a wireframe to a product and a product to a successful company :
@romaindillet
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The time I thought it takes to build a SaaS MVP : 9 months max
The time it really takes to build a SaaS MVP : 18 months min
#RealityCheck
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an ideal seed round today:
❓what: a small team (2-5) + an MVP + initial traction
👥who: one or two seed funds + a few savvy business angels
⚙️how: Convertible Notes (Safe)
💰how much: 1-3M USD
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Et voilà !! It is an important time for a studio. We made revenue for the first time in 7 years 😄 Congrats to the team
@textmaster
and
@ThibaultLougnon
to make it happen - time to celebrate 🎉
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Everybody is wrong about startup studios. It is not about being better at designing products or faster at creating early traction. It is all about building a reputation to attract the best talents!
@efounders
#startupstudio
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We changed our terminology at eFounders. Instead of saying "we build" we'll use "we launch" 🚀to give more credit to our founders. They're the ones creating long term value 💪
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I've received many questions, here are some answers:
@h_liryc
,
@efounders
& I are working on a new app: .
I'll be CEO and will continue full throttle at eFounders.
For
@folkHQ
we're looking for a Lead Front Dev (React/GraphQL/Electron), DM if interested!
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What makes a great startup idea? A vision that you can reach in 7 years and a first step that you can build in 3 months.
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Today,
@Yousignfr
raises a 30 million Series A. Here's the story of how we decided to launch our own eSignature solution (not Yousign!) back in 2013, and how we failed. Only to partner with
@Yousignfr
five years later. 👇
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We are working on a new project that rethinks excel, not the table 🗂part but the spreadsheet 🧮 part. If you are interested in founding it with us please DM. For any questions about our model :
Everything you've always wanted to know about eFounders - but never dared to ask 👀
A thread 👇
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The web just got an upgrade. A new world of opportunities is opening right before our eyes. Reflecting on web3 and why it’s time to download the web’s latest version:
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🎉It is a big day today
@efounders
. We are launching Kairn with
@patbsci
and
@Gus_V88
.
@KairnApp
is not only a task manager but a brand new way for individuals and teams to manage their days. Stay tuned!!
If you’re excited 🤩or just curious 🤔: !
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6 years ago I met
@rodArdant
. At the time,
@Spendesk
known as PayX, was just an idea brewing at
@efounders
. Since then, the incredible team at Spendesk has led the company further than we could have ever imagined. Today, they’re raising €100M Series C. Congrats to all! 🎉
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Maybe the most insightful and accurate thread about our model
@efounders
!! 🙌👍
Yesterday
@TechCrunch
reported some
@efounders
portfolio numbers.
🤑 $1.5b valuation
📈 ~$120m ARR
💸 $148m raised in 2020 (!)
I'm a fan of the
@efounders
model (and the workshops in their Paris office) and I think that's only going to grow from here.
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Looking for a CTO/Founder for the next
@efounders
project. It is our version of a task manager 😁. If you are interested by the mission of freeing up time of millions of workers and if you are available now, you should DM me :)
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️🚨 Opportunity of a Lifetime 🚨
We're looking for a CTO/CoFounder for one of our post-seed venture at
@efounders
. The team is amazing, and everything is yet to be built. If you're an entrepreneur at hearth ♥️, a passionate engineer👩💻 and a people leader 🤠, please DM!
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After
@aircall
(eF14) and
@Spendesk
(eF16),
@FrontHQ
(eF14) now becomes the third
@efounders
unicorn.
Very proud of what
@collinmathilde
and
@l_perrin
achieved: they built one of the most valuable SaaS companies & join the small circle of 10 SaaS unicorns founded & led by women
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After a 7 years struggle 😅 we finally got without a dash - We had to celebrate this victory with a brand new website :
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🔥 Unique Opportunity for a Tech Leader 🔥
An
@efounders
startup is looking for a late Technical Co-Founder / CTO
Still in private beta - they're backed by Top Bay Area funds
Ideally based in Europe at this time or willing to relocate
DMs are open if interested 💯
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We're finally recognized by our peers
@romaindillet
😜. What's ahead is very exciting: building more ambitious projects (and continuing to build the future of work) and finding better ways to finance startups (fairer for founders). Stay Tuned 😘.
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Proud to announce the launch of a new application we've been secretly developing for months with
@_arthurbk
and
@efounders
It's called
@oncedotapp
! It is about telling stories to the world and engaging people - in a nutshell: stories for people at work!
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👏Very impressed with what
@RevolutApp
in particular and neobank in general offers in term of UX and UI. It is definitely one of the best applications ever designed.
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Hello San Francisco,
I hope you are well. We have not arrived empty-handed. We have, as planned, brought you some exciting gifts from Europe:
@CycleProduct
,
@bonjourteam
,
@oncedotapp
and
@FolkHQ
.
Looking forward to seeing you soon,
😗
Thibaud
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We are about to finish the prototype for a
#blockchain
project
@efounders
- We want to go further and turn into an MVP. We are looking for an entrepreneur passionate by the blockchain industry to become the CEO/Founder. Contact me!
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Like every 3 months - It is demotime
@efounders
- an internal event somewhere in the country side : and 2 other secret projets 🤫 on stage! ❤️
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Fotolia is dead, Long live Adobe Stock! 14 years ago, to the date, I purchased the domain name . Today Adobe announced the shutdown of the website.
@fotolia
is now
@adobestock
. I had the time of my life! 🎬🙇♂️
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It is a new and amazing 🤲 adventure for
@efounders
. We are joining
@LucPallavidino
@antoinelouiset
& the all
@Yousignfr
team for a new challenge 💪 Our mission: to become the European eSignature leader ✍️ with . Join the movement ✊
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Incredibly excited today to launch
@hexacc
and our new vision: democratizing a new way for entrepreneurship.
Hexa isn’t a new startup, nor a startup studio, nor a new name for eFounders. has been months in the works
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We are starting a very ambitious project with two amazing founders
@efounders
. We are building a new generation of banking services and we look for a strong CTO (you don't have to know bank but code 😁)
#bankasaservice
#bankfordevelopers
MP if interested!
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👏👏👏
@multisHQ
Multis is the 5th company we sent to
@ycombinator
. Our philosophy at eFounders is to make our companies become fully autonomous, and YC is without a doubt the best launch pad to independence that you could ever dream of.
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When I ask VCs what the new trend in the Valley is they all answer 100x (pronounced one hundred X), meaning the hottest software companies that are valued at 100 times their annual revenue. Examples:
@airtable
@superhuman
and
@figma
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💥One more
@efounders
startup leaves the nest :
@ForestSaaS
(eF16) raises $3,5M Seed Round - 👏
@SeyZ_
and his team
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VCs encourage entrepreneurs to raise too much money in order to secure a minimum stack of equity. Startups should raise less and more progressively!
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We created a new program to help founders with a strong expertise to transform their idea into a successful company:
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Gmail and Outlook are great prosumers tools but they haven’t been built for teams. Along with its serie C annoucenement, Front positions itself like the first truly collaborative Email client. Smart Move. Bold Vision.
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En toute objectivité 😊 ce vélo est vraiment dingue! Bravo à toute l’équipe
@Cowboy_HQ
en attendant la V3!
Le Cowboy fait le beau du
@capferret
à la dune du pilat!
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There is no doubt that
@eFounders
is a Product-First organisation. So naturally, searching for our next Product Lead is central to how we run things. She/he will join the core-team and work by my side taking the lead on everything product related at eFounders. DM if interested.
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For those who still doubt about the Startup Studio Model 😁
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Cherche entrepreneurs ambitieux pour projets audacieux (ou le contraire). Faites votre marché :
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People always ask me how to judge if someone is "good at product."
When you want to know if someone is good at architecture, you start by asking them about the buildings they like and perhaps their favorite architects.
They might reply that they are a fan of the Villa Savoye
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$1.5m+ MRR / 250+ employees /$125m+ valuation with the first 5 companies in 5 years.
#happy5thbirthday
@efounders
🍾 - bring on the next 5️⃣
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It's been 18 months since we launched our first house and 2 years since my brother
@robinmichou
and I, along with the entire team, have been working together.
It certainly deserved a recap post and a little announcement!
Two years ago, we really didn't
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Full commitment 💪, unlimited ambition 🚀and authentic kindness ♥️! What else?! Congrats to
@firminzoc
@Fl0rianFournier
,
@ghislainf
and their
@PayFit
team
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7 out of 80 from
@efounders
:
@FrontApp
@SliteHQ
@aircall
@mailjet
@YousignEU
@Spendesk
@UpflowHQ
Let's double that number for the next edition 😁
Quels sont les outils les plus utilisés dans les startups selon Tribes :
👉 OPS :
@SlackHQ
@zapier
@trello
...
👉 SALES MKT :
@HubSpot
@salesforce
@aircall
...
👉 RH / FI :
@wttj_fr
@avec_alan
@lunchrapp
👉 TECH :
@Atlassian
Jira
@github
@figmadesign
Ping
@efounders
' playground
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In marketing and communication, preparation is everything.
Taking 10x more time preparing yields 100x the rewards.
This is true for launches, content, PR, campaigns, referrals, etc...
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People 👎 Jira, Salesforce, PowerPoint and the like.
They think they want a better tool, but what they really need is a different product.
Addressing these markets isn't about bringing a fresh UI/UX to an old tool, it's about creating a new paradigm.
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You might have heard about
@superhuman
- gmail killer - a reference and an example of a new wave of productivity software.
@mboudoukhane
just published a VERY interesting article about how building YOUR superhuman without copying it. A must-read :
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I just remembered we launched mobya (mobile consumer startup-studio) in 2009 with
@vaidis
@studiomelipone
@Steaw
:
-
#JoinMe
: Localise your Friends
-
#RateMe
: Hot or Not on mobile
-
#InstantPay
: Mobile To Mobile Payment Apps
Bad timing but we should have persevered 😄
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A huge Kudo to
@jdguyot
and his team. After revolutionising train bookings with
@captaintrain
he just launched the first ever indepedant bank in France in 50 years :
@bankmemo
!
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You work for a VC but believe there is a better option for financing startups? Contact-me and let's invent it together!
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You work for a VC and you miss the real shit. We have a unique opportunity to work BOTH on product and investment in the core team
@efounders
, MP me!
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1)A few thoughts about bottom-up approaches in B2B SaaS. A bottom-up strategy for B2B is opposed to the traditional top-down approach. The idea is to target the individual or a small team of individuals and to promote organic growth within the company by capillarity.
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We’re thrilled to launch
@FleexHQ
with
@ElbazNoemie
&
@GenisWilliam
to bring remote employees all the comfort of the office - anywhere they are. And to enable companies to keep attracting & engaging the best talent
Let’s make work happen from anywhere
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What if I jumped into the ceo seat of one of our startups and see what it is like to be a founder at
@eFounders
from the inside?
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update 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣1️⃣
(since 2009)
146 direct investments as a business angel in 111 startups (excluding investments as a LP or GP).
- 90.6% IRR (unrealized), 76.9% IRR (realized)
- 10 losses. 17 exits.
Data from
@Kushim_
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Exactly 7 years ago I met
@qnickmans
and we decided to launch
@efounders
. It was much more intense than expected. Here is the short story.
Happy birthday us! 🎉
7 years, 13 companies, and we just can't wait for more! 🙌
Check the highlights of our little trip down memory lane:
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Raise the money you need not the money you are offered. Capital is a tool 🛠. Don’t think you should loose 25% of equity at every round in believing the more the safer. Do not let financial investors take 85% of your company. Always question everything, including this.
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Just received my
@Cowboy_HQ
bike 🤠 ! Right in time to celebrate the fundraising with a ride
@capferret
.
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Still waiting for more mobile-first SaaS applications. A great way to find ideas is to start with the conviction that content meant to be consumed on mobile should be created on mobile. Chat, presentations, stories: the next mobile-first SaaS apps are just waiting to happen.
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We entered web3 with
@multisHQ
in 2018, now we’re moving onto the serious stuff with the launch of a dedicated web3 studio:
@3founders
.
It is our 2nd vertical studio after
@logicfounders
successfully launched one year ago with
@camilletyan
join-us on
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One of the specificities about how we design product at
@eFounders
: little to no written specification of the user story but a detailed wireframe instead.
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You spend 7 hours a day working on your browser that was built 20 years ago to load HTML pages. We have built
@stationhq
and raise a seed round with
@Accel
to make your life at work better 😅
@al3xstrat
@JBerthom
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Whether or not you believe in Crypto, you should have a look at
@multisHQ
, It is our first step in the cryptoworld
@efounders
and we are quite proud of it 😊, please send us some love ❤️ :
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🤩
@efounders
We are finally entering the crypto/blockchain arena with
@multisHQ
a crypto Wallet designed for companies and teams. Create or Import a Multis Team Wallet and Manage, Send, Receive your cryptos as a Team
#cryptobank
: request a demo here :
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I met Julien and Nicolas from
@algolia
7 years ago via
@garycige
. They had released a first version of a mobile first search SDK. What a long way they have come! 8000 customers further, they just raised $110M. 👏
@dessaigne
@jlemoine_algo
:
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.
@efounders
' new Batch officially announced by
@romaindillet
:
@CycleProduct
: All-in-one tool dedicated to Product-centric Teams
@FolkHQ
: Contact Management designed for teams and Individuals
@oncedotapp
: Stories for People at Work
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Two of the biggest challenges for remote teams: communication and knowledge. Since we deployed
@Slack
, we are not using email internally anymore. And since we deployed
@Slite
few months ago, we are not using
@googledocs
anymore.
#revolution
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Almost every second time entrepreneur has considered building a startup studio. Myself included. We dream to make others work for us. Expect it to be much more intense than anticipated.
@efounders
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When developing a product, we believe two types emerge: "Filled" & "Empty" products. Unlike Empty products, Filled ones must start by integrating external data to deliver value to the user. This is a structural difference all founders should keep in mind:
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