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- Founder Mode - 21 May 2025
Founder Mode - 21 May 2025
We look for opportunities so that you don't have to.
Hi there,
Welcome back to Foundermode. Hope you are well and striving for greatness. Every week, we sift through the noise to bring you the most important startup news, opportunities, and tools—so you can stay sharp.
🔥 Top Finds
ASEAN and China Finalize Landmark 3.0 Free Trade Agreement
China and ASEAN concluded negotiations on May 21, 2025, to upgrade their free trade pact with binding commitments on digital trade, green economy integration, and AI-driven supply chain connectivity. Might open up more opportunities for startups that are strategically aligned.
How Anduril Is Reimagining the Defense Industry
What happens when you apply Silicon Valley’s speed and innovation to reinvent defense technology? Trae Stephens, co-founder of Anduril, is running that experiment in real-time. His company creates software-driven, hardware-enabled autonomous systems designed to transform national security capabilities amid growing global tensions.
How to Build for a Market That Doesn’t Exist Yet
The Braze founding team shares all the early moves they made to lay the path to IPO.
🎯 Startup Opportunities
EPIC 2025 A global startup competition focused on startups anything related to Digital Health Tech, FinTech, and GreenTech.
| SLINGSHOT 2025
| Green Future Innovation Challenge Climate tech competition that seeks innovative technological solutions.
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🛠 Tool of the Week
Carrd
Carrd is a favorite among founders for spinning up clean, modern one-page websites in minutes—no coding required. Whether you need a landing page for a new product, a waitlist sign-up, or a personal profile, Carrd’s drag-and-drop builder and sleek templates make it simple and fast to launch something that looks professional. It has a usable free tier and paid plans are one of the most cost effective ways to launch quickly.
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💬 Founder Mode Quotes
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🙂 Fun Mode
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