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Life, the Universe, and Fusion42 #012
Hello Hello,
I hope you all had a fantastic week and are making great moves. It was an up and down week here at Fusion-42. Here’s the 😇 Good, 😈 Bad and the 🤢 Ugly so we can all learn together.
😇 The Good
Progress comes in little steps—meaningful ones.
Sometimes it feels like two steps forward, one step back.
But that step back? It usually opens up something new. A better way to do it, or a chance to do more.
The story of the week at F42 has been all hands on deck for GSA and we’re coming in hot. Week 1 is stacked with strategy and our first real pitch event to set the bar.
Here’s what’s happening:
📅 Monday, April 7
Onboarding & Orientation (30 min) – Get grounded in the program setup and how to navigate the next 10 weeks.
Panel: What Investors Really Look For (30 min) – No-nonsense insight from real investors on what moves the needle.
FUSED – Our First Pitch Event (60 min) – This is where it begins. We have 4 great founders to pave the way for what’s to come.
📅 Tuesday, April 8
Entrepreneurship 101 + Founders Edge – A mindset reset: resilience, habits, and founder discipline.
Workshop: Lean Canvas Business Model – Clarify your core assumptions fast and focus your energy where it matters.
📅 Wednesday, April 9
Go-To-Market Strategy – Intro – The foundation of traction. Start customer-first, always.
Workshop: The 100 Challenge – A simple, brutal, and effective push to prove people actually want what you're building.
📅 Thursday, April 10
Pitch Kung Fu – Sharpen your narrative. No slides, just story and conviction.
📅 Friday, April 11
Mentorship & Accountability – Real talk with your mentors and cohort leads. Where are you stuck? What’s next?
This first week is all about momentum.
Bring the energy. Keep it real. Build with intent.
🚀 Let’s go.
😈 The Bad (and how we deal with it)
One word, and one word only “PERSISTENCE” You have to be like a dog with a bone, yes even growl occasionally to get **it done.
Telegram community:
Closing in on 1000 members but we are flatlining again 🤯
Insights.fusion-42.com:
Whats-on calendar:
Yes, there is some crossover, but only about 15%, so the total across channels is 7700.
(need to fix that for sure)
So, that all seems pretty good news, but we missed our KPI of getting to 10k across platforms by >20% …. WTF 😂….. that sound kinda bad until you understand that we doubled our numbers. nonetheless.
So I guess Q2 is right around the corner and the KPI is reset to a new target.
🤢 The Ugly
Founder life, ME, every morning when I only get 4 hours sleep and see myself in the mirror
Yeah, I sleep with a hat on.
For the ❤️ of startups
Cheers,
Enjoy and hope to see you soon.
If you have not joined the Fusion42 Community on Telegram —
it is probably time to do so.
For the ❤️ of Startups
📅 Upcoming Online Webinars and Masterclasses
Get the calendar here.
For the ❤️ of startups
✌🏼 & 💙
Derek
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