Hey! It’s Doone, your hype girl in business. Our BFCM sales sheet is looking juicy with offers from 150+ women-powered businesses and I just can’t wait to share it with you - keep your eyes peeled for the end of this week 👀 (& if you’re looking to get involved you’re not too late: just hit reply to this email)

Today we’re covering 👇

• The bootstrapped survival guide

• Do pitch competitions give you the ick? Check this out

• Fresh drama out the group chat

• All the latest (inc. cute holiday guides!)

• This accelerator is looking to invest $100K

• Job ops in Sydney, NYC & 🌴

“Congrats to all the self-funded ladies” 💸

We've all heard the stories of startups securing funding that rivals a small country's GDP. But what about those of us who are navigating this wild ride armed with delulu, solulu, and a shoestring budget? This survival guide is for you - the cowboys of the startup world, the bootstrapped founders.

1/ Frugal Queen 👑 It’ll never stop amazing me how much we can do with how little when there’s just no other way. As a bootstrapped founder, budget constraints are your superpower. Think outside the box. Get creative.

2/ Love Don’t Cost a Thing 🎶 I hate to say it, but in the world of bootstrapping, your network is (more than ever) your net worth. Build relationships, collaborate, and tap into the power of community.

3/ The Turtle Wins 🐢 There’s a lot to be said for testing the waters and letting your audience guide you in those early days (without having an investor to answer to). Organise those beta groups. Get your MVP out there. Be scrappy. Iterate, iterate and iterate some more.

Remember, building something from nothing is not just a challenge; it's a badge of honor. As Kylie Bourjaily put so well: “you don't need VC $$ to be a successful entrepreneur”.

Listen to me chat about this at length on My Millennial Money →

Pitch competitions give you the ick? 📢

Super excited to be a judge at One Roof’s Startup Women of the Year next week! This is the ultimate anti-pitch competition focused on the essence of startups: to address and solve significant global challenges (over just catering to those with a flair for extroversion and stage presence). I’m so on board.

Come and join us on November 23rd in Sydney to hype-girl a handful of brilliant minds taking their startups to the next level. I can guarantee you’ll meet some epic women and learn a thing or two for your current business - or your future business (+ I’d also love to meet you!!)

Join the Hype-Girl movement and come say hey 🙂 

Get your tickets right here →

Fresh out of the Majic Group Chat 👀

• News broke this week that “former billionaire” Whitney Wolfe-Herd would be “stepping down” from her position of CEO in a Forbes article laden with negative language and completely missing the mark that Whitney was actually stepping up: right into the role of Executive Chair. She was quick to set the record straight in this instagram post championing her inspiration and successor Lidiane Jones 🚀

• Don’t miss your chance to earn your red seal: applications for the Allure Best of Beauty Awards close November, 22nd!

Join the Majic WhatsApp group chat by signing up here →

• YES Ohio, this is a big step in the right direction

• Revolut appoints a new (ex Barclays & DB) UK CEO

• Unilever makes it’s first move into fragrance

• How beauty brands are diversifying their revenue, love this!

• Talking about beauty, what’s going on with MoCRA???

• ex/ante, by Zoe Weinberg, raises a $33M fund 

• Shein targets a $90B valuation in US IPO

• Q1 & Q2 didn’t look good for equity investment for the girls

• Your fave brands’ holiday gift guides are coming through thick & fast (check Ghia, Ranavat, Blueland, Brightland & Fishwife for inspo)

This week's grant...

This accelerator is looking to invest up to $100K in startups supporting female entrepreneurs of color (you must be currently based in the US or Canada and willing to relocate to Birmingham for the 12-week program) 💰

This week's lineup...

This week's recommendations...

Ways I can help you this week…

REMOTE 🌴

• Gabbi, on a mission to make late-stage breast cancer obsolete, is looking for a Principle Product Manager to join the team. More here.

• Haircare brand Kaleidoscope Hair Care is on the look-out for a Brand Manager to assist the overall brand strategy. Find out more here.

NYC 🗽

• Mental health start-up Wondermind is looking for a Social Media Manager to bring their channels to life. Something for you?

SYDNEY ☀️

• Canva, the brand that needs no introduction, is on the hunt for a Leadership Operations and Marketing as Canva scales. More here.

That’s a wrap! Let’s carry on the conversation in our founders’ club ✨