Fusion42 Community Catalyst #006

A catch up on what's been going on in the startup community

Hi everyone,
I hope you have all had a stunning few weeks.

Well the big news here is that we moved our community from WhatsApp to Telegram.

We aim to make the value way higher and have started out by putting a more comprehensive webinar calendar (deets below 👇)

We have brought in a few experts that along with answering any questions on their expert subject matter, they have put together weekly sharings designed to help us all learn the game. (we will to continue to expand on this across the channels)

The startup Founders, Framers and Funders community cutting through the BS to get **it done.

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So, here is what we are covering in this Newsletter:

😃 The Good: Highlights of our biggest wins, and we got some.
😔 The Bad: Areas where we faced challenges or setbacks.
😖 The Ugly: The toughest issues or conflicts we need to address.
🗓 The F42 monthly session calendar
📖 Expert sharings

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But first, my favorite X of the week 😂

for the ❤️ of startups

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We ran a survey with the community, here is what you said:

😃 The good:

Which channels are most valuable to you?

• 🤝 Networking Introductions

• 🚀 Go-to-Market

• 🚨 Danger (PITCH) Room

• 🌟❓ Ask Us Anything

These are the most popular channels appearing approx 50% of the time.

What do you value most about our community?

• Community support and engagement 86%

• Networking opportunities 81%

• Quality of content 57%

What are your main reasons for participating in this community?

• Networking 91%

• Learning and Education 72%

• Mentorship 72%

What format do you prefer for receiving information?

• Online virtual sessions 33%

• IRL Meetups 20%

What time of day is best for attending live sessions?

• Evening 55%

• Afternoon 33%

How often do you prefer to engage with the content? (Select one)

• Daily

• Weekly
  Both with 38%

How satisfied are you with the current communication and response times in the community?

• It’s great 47%

• It's good 42%
  

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If you have not read this yet give it a spin, it will make a lot of stuff make sense.

🌀 Difficult founder or reality distortion field ?

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But it was not all good…

😔 The Bad:

What have been your biggest challenges or issues with the community?

• Overwhelming amount of messages or notifications 52%

• Difficulty in finding relevant information 38%
  

I feel you…🤯 We are implementing channel summaries to post on a regular basis to make catching up really easy, and building a website that will give direct access to the knowledge base we are building here.

😖 The Ugly:

Someone actually answered “How satisfied are you with the current communication and response times in the community?” Why am I still here? 🥲

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🗓 The F42 monthly session calendar

Week 1

• Tuesday

• US 11:30 PST Fundraising Fluency KW

• Thursday

• US 11:30 PST Pitch Kung Fu KW

• Friday

• MENA / Europe 16:00 Legal for Startups TW DW (bi monthly)

Week 2

• Tuesday

• US 11:30 PST Fundraising Fluency KW

• Thursday

• MENA / Europe 16:00 UAE AI. AJ MP DW

• US 11:30 PST Pitch Kung Fu KW

Week 3

• Tuesday

• MENA / Europe 16:00 UAE Validation DW BF

• Wednesday

• Global 20:00 UAE 16:00 GMT 09:00 PST Go to Market DW / Bei

• Thursday

• US 11:30 PST Pitch Kung Fu KW

Week 4

• Tuesday

• US 11:30 PST Fundraising Fluency KW

• Wednesday

• Global 20:00 UAE 16:00 GMT 09:00 PST Mastermind session DW + 2

• Thursday

• MENA / Europe 16:00 UAE AI. AJ MP DW

• US 11:30 PST Pitch Kung Fu KW

We will be making the public calendar available to all registered members along with the normal announcements.

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📖 Expert sharings

The first two channels with weekly sharings designed to help us all learn the game will be:

05 🚀 Go-to-Market, brought to you by Bei.

Over the coming weeks we will be covering 👇

• Week 1: Introduction to GTM Strategy and Market Selection

• Week 2: Market Research and Competitive Analysis

• Week 3: Defining Your Early Customer Profile (ECP)

• Week 4: Crafting and Strengthening Your Value Proposition

• Week 5: Enhancing and Iterating Your MVP

• Week 6: Developing Your Pricing Strategy

• Week 7: Go-to-Market Channels and Growth Strategies

• Week 8: Metrics, KPIs, and Scaling Strategies

11 🤖 AI, brought to you by AJ.

Over the coming weeks we will be covering 👇

• Week 1: Introduction to AI and Business Transformation

• Week 2: Automating Processes with AI

• Week 3: Data Mastery for AI Deployment -

• Week 4: Ethical AI and Building Trust

• Week 5: Refining AI Models for Market Fit

• Week 6: Integrating AI for Seamless Operations -

• Week 7: Scaling with AI

• Week 8: Staying Ahead with AI Innovations

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For the ❤️ of startups

✌🏼 & 💙
Derek