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Paid for by the National Democratic Redistricting Committee.
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We first talked about the Direct-To-Consumer revolution in 2018, introducing Warby Parker, Casper, and Dollar Shave Club as the next household brands.
And they've done well. There are a lot more of them now.
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For these brands, COVID-19 has been a double edged sword.
Traffic is up
Jean-Michel Lemieux, CTO of Shopify, recently tweeted that they are handling Black Friday level traffic every day. Facebook and Google both announced strong Q1 results. The internet has been winning.
Supply chains are hurt
But these DTC startups are in a squeeze. Consumers are shopping online more than ever, but it's also harder than ever to get a package to a customer's door.
That's because DTC startups still sell physical "stuff".
They make that stuff in factories, and those factories are usually in China. And COVID-19 has shut down factories and shipping routes, causing all sorts of production delays. Amazon, which relies on a business model centered around making a box appear at your home in less than 2 days, has wait times that are as long as a month.
So, for now, unfortunately, you'll have to wait a month for your bespoke bed linens.
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Working remotely pays. A recent analysis by Nnamdi Iregbulem showed that fully-remote software developers earn 22% more than developers who never or rarely work remote.
Even working only a few days each month yielded a pay advantage of 15% on average, and 5% controlling for observable factors (including age, experience, hours worked, size of employer and programming languages).
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Superhuman founder and CEO Rahul Vohra shares his guide on running a startup during a recession:
- Choose how much runway you want to maintain (e.g., 24, 36, 48 months).
- Every year, adjust your net burn such that your runway is always at this level.
- You can reduce net burn through revenue growth and cost reduction; conversely, you can increase net burn through faster hiring and more marketing.
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A startup's ability to learn and evolve quickly is fundamental to its long term success. Learning needs to be embedded in the culture and organization from the early days. Gigi Levy of NFX breaks down the 3 critical components:
- Establish a learning culture through company-wide retros and rules.
- Make transparency an organizational imperative.
- Scrutinize your wins as much as your losses.
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| Julia Lipton, the founder of Awesome People Ventures, makes the case for world-positive investing. She argues that it's a human obligation to fund a better future now more than ever. |
| The emotional rollercoaster of working at a startup is far preferable than the existential toil of big companies. Abi Tyas Tungal enumerates the advantages of a career in startups vs. big companies, and shares his advice for how to approach a startup job search. |
Alex Garella shares why remote is the future of work thanks to the many benefits that it brings:
- Freedom of location
- Freedom of time
- Freedom of work environment
- Freedom of lifestyle
- Reduced fixed costs
- Increased robustness
- Global hiring
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Hot startups hiring now 
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| Security data and analytics solutions provider Rapid7 announced its intent to acquire DivvyCloud, a cloud security and governance startup, for $145 million in cash and stock. The acquisition comes at a time when enterprises are experiencing a spike in malware campaigns using coronavirus misinformation. |
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| Confluent, a cloud infrastructure platform for Apache Kafka, closed a $250 million Series E funding round at a $4.5 billion valuation. Confluent’s business rests on the idea that the daily cycle of “batch-processed data” isn’t enough to keep up with the speed and personalization that people want. |
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| Blue Prism has raised $124 million in equity financing at a valuation of around $1.2 billion. Blue Prism specializes in robotic process automation, and the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent global lockdowns have tempted firms to invest in the area. |
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| Online collaborative whiteboard startup Miro has raised $50 million in new funding to expand its platform. Remote collaboration tools like Miro are experiencing a surge in usage. |
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The Membership Committee of the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce of Florida (BACCF) and ERC Consultants
cordially invite you to a webinar on:
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David Charner
ERC Consultants
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Alex Charner
ERC Consultants
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Leaders of ERC Consultants Inc.
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The webinar will focus on improving two critical aspects of business communication:
- Listening: important for all professionals- leaders, managers, salespeople, consultants
- The Message: structuring a clear, strategic message in all presentations
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Thursday, April 30, 2020
12:00 noon to 1:00 PM
Fees/Admission: Complimentary
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