Founder Diaries Newsletter - Issue 11
Welcome to our weekly digest of the latest news — from industry trends, AI, and founder stories to best practices.
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This Week in Tech: SaaS Headlines, Strategic Partnerships & Startup Spotlights ⚡
📰 The Biggest Headlines in SaaS
Stay updated with the most significant developments in the SaaS industry, from groundbreaking product launches to major market shifts.
🤝 Exciting Partnerships
Discover the latest collaborations and alliances that are shaping the future of technology and business.
🚀 Great achievements from TOP startups
Get insights into emerging startups poised to disrupt industries and lead innovation in the coming months.
Your curated roundup to stay sharp, informed, and ahead of the curve.
📰 The Biggest Headlines in SaaS 📰
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📰 Andy Cloyd, Co-founder & CEO of Superfiliate, shared his thoughts on Shopify’s tariffs: 📰
“I totally get it, as Shopify is the entire reason our company exists and we're happy to pay them their fair share, but it sucks to have to go in your models and remove $150k/yr of cold hard cash immediately.”
📰 Google cracks down on remote work! According to Maximus Greenwald, ceo of warmly.ai: “I never thought I'd see Google fire people if they aren't in person 3 days/week”📰
“My hunch is that Google is generally just trying to do workforce reductions (they're super bloated on headcount) but I'm not sure forcing in-person work will keep the best talent that actually works hard.”
📰 Apple shakes up Siri team. 📰
“Apple is making changes to the team tasked with refreshing its Siri voice assistant under new engineering head Mike Rockwell, according to a Bloomberg report, citing anonymous sources. Rockwell, who was moved to oversee Siri from a previous role with Apple's Vision Pro, has recruited several top "lieutenants" from his prior department, per the report."
"Apple recently postponed the rollout of promised AI upgrades to Siri, with a senior executive reportedly calling the delays "embarrassing."
📰 Huawei debuts new AI chip. According to Ryan Bethencourt, CEO @ Wild Earth Inc quotes one of his favorite books, Hypercompetition - no throne is safe.📰
“Chinese tech giant Huawei has unveiled its latest and most capable AI processor, the Ascend 910D. The product, currently in its testing phase, is expected to be a direct competitor to Nvidia’s H100, The Wall Street Journal reports."
"Samples are anticipated to ship by late May. The next step will be to see whether the technology can advance, given bubbling geopolitical tensions, rising tariffs and stricter restrictions on the Western-made chip equipment it requires.”
📰 Facebook Ads Promote Fake 'Tariff Relief' Payments 📰
“Scammers have been using paid ads on Facebook and Instagram to promote fake "tariff relief" benefits, including supposed $750 credits and $5,600 payments. These ads aim to collect users' personal data or redirect them to call centers selling services like insurance."
"While not widespread, the deceptive ads violated Meta’s policies and were removed after being reported. Experts emphasize that users should be extremely cautious about online ads, especially sponsored posts, and point out the need for greater accountability from tech companies, banks, and carriers. ”
📰Microsoft Blocks $4 Million in Fraud📰
“Microsoft disclosed that from April 2024 to April 2025, it intercepted cyber frauds amounting to over $4 billion, highlighting a growing wave of AI-assisted scams targeting unsuspecting users worldwide."
"The tech giant revealed that it is blocking an average of 1.6 million fraudulent account sign-up attempts every hour across its platforms.”
🚀 Great achievements from TOP startups 🚀
🚀 Jeremy Boissinot, Co-founder & CEO Favikon is happy to announce that Favikon just got a bold new look! 🚀
👉 What’s new?
- New logo. New colors. A fresh tone.
- Modern. Bold. Built for the future of influencer marketing.
- You can now download top 10 PDFs directly on the app.
🚀 Jessy Wu, Founder at Encour shared some key takeaways about Superpower’s recent news: 🚀
- Superpower raised USD $30 million in Series A, led by Forerunner Ventures, reaching a $300 million valuation in just two years.
- Congrats to Max Marchione for his relentless drive and Hannah Ahn, the founding designer, for bringing her vision to life.
- She’s proud to have played a small part in this journey, watching Superpower grow with purpose and ambition.
As Max says: “It’s day one.”
🚀 Luke Swanek, Co-founder at PartnerStack is happy to share that Snap for Business just launched the Snapchat Affiliate Program on PartnerStack 🚀
“Snap is an iconic brand, and the number of advertisers more than doubled on their platform last year. This program helps creators, publishers, and marketers participate in that growth.”
🚀 Parthi Duraisamy, CEO @ Alaan shared some amazing news: 🚀
“For the first time in our company’s history, we made more money than we spent - we became profitable in the UAE.”
🚀 Burke, Inc.’s team is excited to share that they have been recognized by Microsoft 365 as an Agent of Change! 🚀
“Microsoft’s Agents of Change highlights forward-thinking companies that are pioneers in the use of Microsoft Copilot and Copilot Studio, offering insights for leaders and organizations who are looking to harness the capabilities of AI.”
🚀 Vladyslav Podoliako, Founder & CEO at Belkins shared that they’ve just been ranked #149 globally in the Outbound Acceleration OA500 2025 Index, solidly in the Top 10,000 service providers worldwide. 🚀
In case you're wondering why this matters:
• OA500’s analysis of 10,000+ firms shows specialists who blend process excellence with tech innovation are pulling ahead.
• Top‑tier rankings correlate with client‑retention rates and employer‑brand strength, which is exactly where we’re investing next.
🤝 Exciting Partnerships 🤝
🤝 Olugbenga Agboola, Founder & CEO at Flutterwave shared that they’re excited to join Circle Payments Network as a design partner! 🤝
“This partnership completes our bridge between our fiat-based infrastructure which is connected to local yet efficient payment methods, and the stablecoin ecosystem which has become very efficient in cross border payments.”
🤝 Bhavin Shah, CEO & Founder at Moveworks shared that Stack Overflow is now integrated into the Moveworks AI Agent Marketplace! 🤝
“This partnership brings trusted technical knowledge directly into the Moveworks AI Assistant—making it easier for employees to ask, answer, and act on information without switching tools. It’s a natural extension of our mission to centralize work, reduce friction, and scale institutional knowledge across the enterprise.”
🤝 Kevin Chappell, VP of Strategic Partnerships has some exciting news! Perforce's Delphix and Liquibase have joined forces in a strategic partnership to revolutionize DevOps workflows. 🤝
“This collaboration integrates Liquibase's powerful database change automation with Delphix's industry-leading data delivery and compliance capabilities, helping enterprises deliver faster, safer, and more reliable software releases.”
🤝 Jose Fernandez da Ponte, SVP, Blockchain, Crypto and Digital Currencies at PayPal shared that PayPal and Coinbase expanded their partnership to drive greater adoption and utility of PYUSD. 🤝
“I’m excited that our companies are coming together to offer users platform fee-free redemptions of PYUSD on Coinbase, expand payment use cases for PYUSD and stablecoins, and explore new use cases for PYUSD within defi and onchain platforms.”
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Holy guacamole! What a week 🙃