--- title: "FoundersGrid Weekly News Round Up, 16th March 2019" publisher: "Share Talk" author: "sharetalk" published: "2019-03-16T01:23:50+00:00" modified: "2019-03-15T15:32:20+00:00" date: 2019-03-16 canonical: "https://www.share-talk.com/foundersgrid-weekly-news-round-up-16th-march-2019/" category: "FoundersGrid" categories: ["FoundersGrid"] tags: ["FoundersGrid"] image: "https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Stencil-Google-Chrome-2023-04-19-at-2.47.43-PM.jpeg?fit=1231%2C615&quality=89&ssl=1" format: "news" language: "en-GB" --- # FoundersGrid Weekly News Round Up, 16th March 2019 **Published:** March 16, 2019 **Author:** sharetalk **Categories:** FoundersGrid **Tags:** FoundersGrid **Featured image:** ![](https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Stencil-Google-Chrome-2023-04-19-at-2.47.43-PM.jpeg?fit=1231%2C615&quality=89&ssl=1) --- Founder of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee recently exhorted tech founders to think more carefully about the long-term implications of the platforms they’re building and educate users about how their data is being used. | | | --- | | [Uber and Airbnb alumni are fueling tech’s next wave of innovation](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=9556797687&e=c219312d81) After leaving unicorns like Uber and Airbnb, some entrepreneurs are starting up their own investment funds to place big bets purely on startups founded by ex-employees of Silicon Valley’s top companies.[Apple is acquiring a machine learning startup to boost its AI capabilities](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=23fe8b7a78&e=c219312d81) Apple is set to acquire Laserlike, a Silicon Valley-based startup specializing in machine learning. The tech giant hopes that the acquisition will help the company improve some of its core features (like Siri) with AI-driven functionality. [Facebook’s data deals are now under criminal investigation](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=2439aee757&e=c219312d81) Data deals struck with more than 150 of the world’s top companies are now under legal scrutiny at Facebook, which is now facing a criminal investigation for using consumer data without expressed consent. [Tesla has just officially unveiled the Model Y crossover](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=6a3b6f3627&e=c219312d81) After years of anticipation, Tesla has finally announced its first mass-market vehicle, the Model Y. Priced at $35K, the crossover vehicle is set to begin taking pre-orders this week. [This is a great Q&A with Heather Hartnett of Human Ventures](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=d0fb603648&e=c219312d81) Heather Hartnett has grown Human Ventures to an investment firm with a portfolio of more than 20 companies, which have collectively raised $80M in capital to date. In this interview, she shares her insights on breaking into the VC space. [Here’s how Gitstore’s founders launched their startup with just $1500](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=e0cf0105b5&e=c219312d81) Last month, a small group of indie hackers launched Gitstore with just $1500 in the bank. This is a detailed account of how they did it, what they spent their minimal funding on, and which open source tools they used along the way. [A founder’s guide to Income Share Agreements (ISAs)](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=0288aefab9&e=c219312d81) Income Sharing Agreements are becoming a more common way to accelerate startups and employees alike, and this simple guide explains how to leverage them to your startups’ benefit in the long run. [Entrepreneur’s Ruin, or how not to go bust](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=e32380583f&e=c219312d81) A critical trait of being a successful founder is the ability to balance between opportunities with a high probability of success and their criticality. The best way to ensure survival is often to reduce the number of dependent activities within the business. [The founder of the Web is worried about its plunge into a dystopian future](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=c659817f04&e=c219312d81) Founder of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee recently exhorted tech founders to think more carefully about the long-term implications of the platforms they’re building and educate users about how their data is being used. [Buckminster Fuller on technology and useless jobs](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=731bdd2a5e&e=c219312d81) Despite the possibility of startups automating massive numbers of jobs in the near future, many intellectuals have long believed that doing so will actually bring about a step change in productivity and well-being for founders and employees alike. | | | | --- | | **COMMUNITY NEWS** - LaunchDarkly has raised $44M for its groundbreaking development platform.  [Link](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=3525197c83&e=c219312d81) - Meet Founder Club, a quick and easy way to supercharge your startup.  [Link](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=428430fce7&e=c219312d81) - Polarr has just landed $11.5M in funding for its AI photo platform.  [Link](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=36d4198041&e=c219312d81) - Africa’s largest e-commerce startup is set to go public on the NYSE.  [Link](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=bff3f4361b&e=c219312d81) - Check out this great list of 250+ product management and design resources.  [Link](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=712532374c&e=c219312d81) - Lambda School has just rolled out living stipends for new applicants.  [Link](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=2e8e71e239&e=c219312d81) - Here’s how you can leverage Twitter to accelerate your startup career.  [Link](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=9c4eed9f1d&e=c219312d81) - Sketch has just raised $20M in Series A funding from Benchmark Ventures.  [Link](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=6301085667&e=c219312d81) - This Texas startup has found a way to 3D print family homes at scale.  [Link](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=51e9240945&e=c219312d81) - A note from Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook’s pivot towards privacy.  [Link](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=73f4cbb100&e=c219312d81) |     --- **Original URL:** https://www.share-talk.com/foundersgrid-weekly-news-round-up-16th-march-2019/ *Created by [WP Markdown Endpoint](https://wpmarkdownendpoint.com/)*