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November 2020 Monthly Newsletter
Can you recommend your investors to other Xooglers?
Sandeep Jain and Howard Tung are building the Xoogler Fund to help Xoogler founders and the community thrive. If you have an investor that you love, they would appreciate speaking to them. Briefing sessions are being held on 11/17 & 11/18. Please email fund@xoogler.co to recommend someone or for more information.
💵 US & Europe Xoogler Demo Day in December
Both Demo Days are virtual this year following Asia’s example held in September. Apply to be featured infront of early stage investors.
💡 Founder Insights from Dan Siroker, Founder of Optimizely
Dan spoke to the community on November 10, here are some key pieces of advice that he shared:
“Build the product you wish you had.” It is hard enough to build a product, but it is easier when you are solving a problem you have experience with.
It is essential to be aligned with your co-founder’s values and cultural perspective. Otherwise, this will create conflict over time. The first ten people have a huge impact on the culture of people that follow. People who are hired initially are the ones who hire others, so it creates a cultural mold. Be very selective for your early hires. While startups often have many urgent needs and need as much help as they can get, looking past red flags to fill an immediate need can be detrimental in the long run.
🗞 Updates
Do you like the new format? Email us with your feedback.
Looking for a job? Email talent@xoogler.co for early access to the Xoogler Talent Platform. We are starting a pool of engineering candidates interested in being the first 10 employees of a Xoogler startup. Thank you Max Greenwald for the suggestion, email chris@xoogler.co if that’s you.
***Interested in working on a startup in the quantum or agriculture tech space? Join a private briefing.***
Prepping for your YC Interview? Email Ankit for help.
Xoogler School has officially wrapped up! Thank you to the 80+ Xoogler speakers and mentors that made this a success, we could not have done it without you. If you’re looking for talented interns from our first cohort, email learn@xoogler.co. If you’re interested in EdTech and want to learn about Xoogler School’s next steps to help, reach out to learn more, we received over 1,400 student applications.
James Cashen our community & events manager is headed back to school. Introducing our new community and events manager Zachery Lim, who recently completed Xoogler School. Please welcome him and let him know what is your most critical need at the moment.
Want to start a community within Xoogler.co? Read how Alex Papageorgiou did it.
🗓 Upcoming Events
Add the official Xoogler.co Events Calendar to your Google Calendar
11/17 (2pm PST): Mentoring by Kazuki Notsu, Matt Ross and Yiğit Ihlamur. RSVP
11/17 (5pm PST): Q&A with Michael Ma, Liquid 2 Ventures General Partner moderated by Qasar Younis (Co-founder of Applied Intuition, recently valued at $1.25B), Michael’s co-founder from Talkbin which they sold to Google. RSVP
11/17 (6:30pm PST): Hollywood meetup with WGA writer Catherine Clinch hosted by Mitch Bradford. RSVP
11/18 (7pm CST): Thinking of moving to Austin with Roger Chen, Michelle Davey and Vivian Chu hosted by Cynthia Yeung. RSVP
11/19 (4pm EST / 1pm PST): Fireside chat with Lars Rasmussen, Co-Founder at Weav Music & Co-founder of Google Maps. RSVP
11/23 (6pm PST): Learnings from teams that accelerated during Covid with Hiam Sakakini. RSVP.
11/24 (2pm PST): Mentoring by Kazuki Notsu, Matt Ross and Yiğit Ihlamur. RSVP
11/25 (7pm CST): Making New Friends During a Pandemic (Mexico City) hosted by Stergios Dikos. RSVP
🛠Resources
Here are 3 approaches Wilbur Labs use to generate bold startup ideas. Reach out to Phil Santoro or David Kolodny if you have any questions
Cloud Credits - GCP credits for Startups. Apply now as this will change on 1/1/21
Stripe - Fee-free processing credits & free company incorporation
Co-Founder matching form
Job openings can be posted here to locate Xoogler talent
Advisors - Xooglers are asking us to help them find consultants and advisors. If you’re a marketing expert please reach out as we have a potential assignment for you
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