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FSW 74: The Trajectory of Every Startup Idea

Welcome to the 74th edition of Future Startup Weekly. FS Weekly is a newsletter about entrepreneurship, business expertise, and doing good work. If you are not a subscriber, you can do so here.  

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This week’s edition features an interview with Moar founder and CEO, an essay on the trajectory of every startup idea, 10 Minute School’s new funding round, a book review, and an excellent set of readings on getting better at life and business. 


Best Reads from Around The Internet 

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2. Sources of Power

3. Building personal and organizational prestige


Future Startup Articles 

Nabila Nowrin: The Making Of Moar, and The Pain and Pleasure of Entrepreneurship

Nabila Nowrin is a Dhaka-based serial entrepreneur, furniture designer, and architect. We cover her journey to what she is doing, the founding of Moar, the pain and pleasure of being a founder, and the lessons she has gathered from her journey so far.

The Life Cycle of Every Startup Idea

Every idea goes through a life cycle and evolves that we often overlook when we are starting. The world of entrepreneurship is littered with examples where the founders originally started with one idea, found out that it wouldn’t work, and evolved into something entirely different. When you take an idea to the market, it must evolve and change.

Book Review: The Mountain is You by Brianna Wiest

“What you believe about your life is what you will make true about your life.”

The Mountain is You is a book about self-sabotage, exploring the reasons behind it, the circumstances in which it occurs, and effective strategies for ending this self-destructive behavior once and for all. 

10 Minute School Raises $5.5Mn in Pre-Series A 

10 Minute School, one of the largest ed-tech startups that is working to improve access to education for young people in Bangladesh, announced that it has raised $5.5Mn in the Pre-Series A round led by Conjunction Capital.

Nabila Nowrin: The Design of Our Journey, The Making Of Moar, and The Pain and Pleasure of Entrepreneurship

Nabila Nowrin is a Dhaka-based serial entrepreneur, furniture designer, and architect. We cover her journey to what she is doing, the founding of Moar, the pain and pleasure of being a founder, and the lessons she has gathered from her journey so far.


Tidbits

  • Two Bangladeshi founders, Sylvana Q. Sinha of Praava Health and Saif Rashid of Apon Bazar, have been named in this year's Meaningful Business 100 List

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Mohammad Ruhul Kader is a Dhaka-based entrepreneur and writer. He founded Future Startup, a digital publication covering the startup and technology scene in Dhaka with an ambition to transform Bangladesh through entrepreneurship and innovation. He writes about internet business, strategy, technology, and society. He is the author of Rethinking Failure. His writings have been published in almost all major national dailies in Bangladesh including DT, FE, etc. Prior to FS, he worked for a local conglomerate where he helped start a social enterprise. Ruhul is a 2022 winner of Emergent Ventures, a fellowship and grant program from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He can be reached at [email protected]

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