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Finding your just cause....The Growth Letter by Tim Cakir - Issue #49

This week is a crazy one. My fiance could go into labour any day now, and we have family arriving from around the world.

But, I’m still keeping myself busy with client work and building my startup with the help of the On Deck Founders fellowship.

Last week I was a guest on Allan Draper’s podcast, and we discussed finding your company’s just cause.

The phrase was made famous by Simon Sineck. In business terms, “just cause” is the future vision of your company, the reason why you turn up every day. Have a listen to the podcast where we discuss in detail how to find your just cause.

Good Reads

First Round Review wanted to discover the small habits that make great managers. So, they reached out to their community and asked: What are the small things a great manager has done that have stood out to you across your career? Here’s what they found:

Sharp folks from across the First Round community share the small habits that great managers do, including delivering feedback with care, opening up about failure, and sending praise up the chain.

Your team is everything when building a startup. This article explains 13 traits to look for when putting a team together.

There is no single recipe for a successful founder or a successful founding team. But there are ingredients that make for more successful founders and teams. I scraped through the research and…

Hotjar is one of my favourite analytics tools. I love the story of how they grew their company in the first 6 months.

The Hotjar Story (Part 1) – From Idea to 60,000 Beta Signups in 6 Months.

Who to Follow

Chase Damiano helps entrepreneurs “get out of the weeds” and figure out where they want to go, and how to get there.

I’m super excited that to chat with him over Zoom this week, I’m sure it will be an inspiring conversation!

Chase is a start-up advisor and consultant dedicated to helping founders scale faster.

Tool of the Week

Automated” and “personalized” are two terms that you might think don’t go together. But Smartwriter uses AI to create tailored emails with the speed and efficiency of automation.

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