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In This Edition:
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Is Your Amazon
Strategy Actually
Working? Here’s
What Top Brands Do
Differently.
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At Cartograph,
we’ve worked with
some of the most
innovative brands
in CPG—OLIPOP,
Starface, and
Rao’s—and
understand the
nuances of selling
consumables on
Amazon.
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Are you a
fast-growing brand
in Food &
Beverage,
Supplements,
Beauty &
Personal Care,
Household, Pet, or
Baby?
Growing 50%+
YoY?
Do you know your
Amazon
profitability (and
are you happy with
it)?
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We’ve spent the
past 7 years
helping CPG brands
scale profitably
on Amazon. What
makes Cartograph
different:
• Deep CPG
focus
• No more than 4
brands per
team
• Monthly P&L
forecasts within
5% accuracy
• Daily reporting
via Slack
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Click below to
get a custom,
human review of
your Amazon
account—not just
another
automated
report.
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Get An Amazon
Audit
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10 Founders
Who Just
Raised
Millions
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10 Founders Who
Just Raised
Millions — Are
You Next?
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From ClimateTech
recycling
breakthroughs
to AI pipelines,
cybersecurity,
healthtech, and
martech tools—early-stage
funding momentum
is showing no
signs of slowing
down.
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ChemFinity
Technologies
($7M) is pulling
critical minerals
from waste
streams.
Zipline
AI ($7M) is building
open-source
infrastructure for
AI data
pipelines.
Palabra.ai
($8.4M) is
reimagining speech
translation with
AI.
Swept
AI
($1.4M) is
stress-testing AI
agents for
reliability &
compliance.
vibecode
($9.4M) lets
anyone build
mobile apps in
plain
language.
July
AI
($1.04M) is
helping grads
& pros get
AI-ready.
Better
Medicine
($1.2M) is using
AI to fight kidney
cancer.
Innerworks
($4M) is
strengthening
cybersecurity.
Spike AI
($1.9M) is
optimizing
marketing
strategies with
automation.
BetterPic
($2.5M) is
creating
AI-powered
professional
headshots.
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The signal? AI is
everywhere—from
education to
cybersecurity to
fashion—and angels
+ VCs are doubling
down at the
earliest
stages.
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Want to know who’s next in line to
back founders
like you? I’ve put
together a massive list
of angel
investors who
are actively
looking to fund
early-stage
startups. Whether you’re
launching your
first venture or
scaling up, these
investors could be
your next big
backer.
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12 Startup
Checklists
Every Founder
Must Nail
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12 Things Every
Founder Must Do
First
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Most founders
jump in with
passion. But
passion without a
plan? That’s how
startups fail
fast.
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Before you
launch, here are a
few non-negotiables
you can’t afford
to miss:
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✅ Validate your
idea
→ Market fit >
passion
Plan
financially
→ Estimate costs,
forecast profits,
avoid
surprises
Build your
team
→ Don’t go solo;
align strengths
early
Find a
mentor
→ Experience saves
years of
mistakes
️ Setup
legally
→ Registration
today = fewer
roadblocks
tomorrow
Market
smartly
→ Brand + funnel =
growth
engine
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These are just a
taste of the 12 most
critical
steps
that can make or
break your
startup’s
foundation.
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Whether you’re a
first-time founder
or scaling up,
this checklist
gives you a clear,
practical roadmap
— so you don’t
leave success to
chance.
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Download the
full eBook
checklist below
and kickstart
your startup
journey the
right way.
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The Ultimate
Startup
Checklist
(Before You
Launch)
3.76 KB •
PDF File
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Startups
Buzz
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✨ The “Bold
Dumbass”
Strategy That
Actually
Works
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Arjun Mahadevan’s
unorthodox
playbook shows how
bold moves, not
perfection, win
attention and
growth — a mindset
shift digital
marketers can
borrow for
campaigns.
Learn from
Arjun’s
strategy
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From 0 → $10M
ARR in 18
Months
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Bessemer’s
startup playbook
reveals growth
tactics founders
used to scale fast
— insights
marketers can
adapt for funnel
optimization and
customer
acquisition.
Read the
scaling
playbook
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Why VCs Are
Writing
Newsletters to
Win Deals
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VCs are turning
to newsletters as
their growth
engine — a signal
for marketers on
how owned media
builds influence
and drives
pipeline.
See why
newsletters
are a power
move
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Pitching Goes
Multilingual
(Even for
Teens!)
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Startup
competitions are
embracing multiple
languages, proving
that storytelling
+ inclusivity
matters — a
reminder for
marketers to think
beyond
English-first
campaigns.
Explore the
global pitch
shift
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10 Pre-Seed
Deals That Could
Be Unicorns
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GoingVC dives
into early-stage
bets with breakout
potential — a
treasure trove for
marketers tracking
industries where
budgets (and
demand) will
explode
next.
Check out the
pre-seed
standouts
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50 Pre-Seed
Funds Every
Founder Should
Know
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Papermark
compiles a list of
the most active
pre-seed investors
— a handy resource
for marketers to
identify sectors
where new product
launches will
emerge.
View the full
pre-seed
list
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