--- title: "FoundersGrid Weekly News Round Up, 29th March 2019" publisher: "Share Talk" author: "sharetalk" published: "2019-03-29T14:18:43+00:00" modified: "2019-03-29T14:18:43+00:00" date: 2019-03-29 canonical: "https://www.share-talk.com/foundersgrid-weekly-news-round-up-29th-march-2019/" category: "FoundersGrid" categories: ["FoundersGrid"] tags: ["FoundersGrid Weekly News Round Up"] 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, 29th March 2019 **Published:** March 29, 2019 **Author:** sharetalk **Categories:** FoundersGrid **Tags:** FoundersGrid Weekly News Round Up **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) --- | | | --- | | [What the year of the tech unicorns means for the bull market](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=d93ab0f700&e=c219312d81) Last year was a banner year for IPOs, and it looks like 2019 could be bringing more of the same – but many believe that the coming Uber IPO could be the high water point for public offerings in the near future. [Movement first – how to scale content without sacrificing quality](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=71edb45f9a&e=c219312d81) Credibility is often critical to growth, but it can be difficult to establish quickly. This is where great content marketing comes in. This piece provides some actionable “movement-first” strategies for scaling content that provides serious reach. [Inside Meituan’s sprawling food delivery empire](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=ab6ccc7c91&e=c219312d81) Meituan is one of China’s fastest-growing startups, and it’s expanding into seemingly every industry under the sun – from food delivery to logistics and mobile payments. [Here’s how Joe Rogan’s podcast became an essential platform for freethinkers](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=537da90f3e&e=c219312d81) Joe Rogan’s podcast is legendary for its long roster of high-profile guests, as well as its freethinking-friendly format. This is the story of how the podcast grew from a niche program into an industry behemoth. [Naval on the importance of learning domain-specific knowledge in the startup context](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=c24c3fb3f9&e=c219312d81) Domain-specific knowledge is often critical to growing a startup, and in this podcast, Naval explains how to develop this type of specific knowledge and leverage it for future opportunities. [Marketplaces, Pietra, and the network effects of Next Startup Talent](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=66f8c5c283&e=c219312d81) Andreessen Horowitz is making a seed investment in online jewelry marketplace Pietra, which is run by ex-Uber executives who are illustrative of Silicon Valley’s network effect. [Related Companies, the developer behind the $25 billion Hudson Yards, is going after Amazon](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=e3698d6398&e=c219312d81) At its core, Related Companies is a real-estate developer. But it’s now diversifying into industries like logistics and e-commerce in a bad to challenge Amazon’s dominance. [DeepMind and Google: the battle to control artificial intelligence](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=d857e8448a&e=c219312d81) DeepMind and Google are two of the most innovative AI businesses on the planet, and their R&D efforts have brought the two into a direct competition over what could determine the future of the internet. [DIY Career Development for Startups](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=7d53f686a3&e=c219312d81) This is a great guide for professionals new to the startup world on how to take control of one’s career path in a rapidly-changing environment and establish a career track that will have maximum impact. [What’s behind McDonald’s acquisition of AI startup Dynamic Yield?](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=87d4c55d92&e=c219312d81) This week, McDonald’s made waves when it announced its $300M acquisition of Israeli AI startup Dynamic Yield. Behind the acquisition is a desire to capture more data about the customer experience, and introduce dynamically updating menus. | | | | --- | | **COMMUNITY NEWS** - Airwallex has just raised $100M in funding.  [Link](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=ab006f6e19&e=c219312d81) - Investment platform Ellevest has just raised $33M in funding.  [Link](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=c0829a7d7f&e=c219312d81) - YC is launching interviews for its Summer 2019 batch in Bangalore on May 7-9.  [Link](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=bf28a4329a&e=c219312d81) - This global directory is aimed at connecting women in venture capital.  [Link](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=31bf8238e7&e=c219312d81) - Here are a bunch of free startup tools from Bitrix24.  [Link](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=11063739d3&e=c219312d81) - Microsoft is giving away more than 500 patents to startups.  [Link](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=6e7c9b3a7c&e=c219312d81) - Meet ProductHunt Tab, a new way to organize your work virtually.  [Link](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=5f909614ca&e=c219312d81) - These are the 10 AI startups hiring the most right now.  [Link](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=ecc0fcded1&e=c219312d81) - Here’s how Nuro plans to spend Softbank’s money after its latest funding round.  [Link](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=fc06ead0bc&e=c219312d81) - Kong has just raised $43M in Series C funding.  [Link](https://foundersgrid.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c68e48c86ce2c4755f0a5a987&id=857d0ee5cf&e=c219312d81) |   --- **Original URL:** https://www.share-talk.com/foundersgrid-weekly-news-round-up-29th-march-2019/ *Created by [WP Markdown Endpoint](https://wpmarkdownendpoint.com/)*