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Launching the Founding Journey Podcast

Launching the Founding Journey Podcast

And our chats with the founders of Cameo and beehiiv

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology
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The Founder Journey with Brett Adcock ($2.7 Billion IPO)

The Founder Journey with Brett Adcock ($2.7 Billion IPO)

His best advice on fundraising and handling tough times

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Deep DivesDeep Dives
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How Investors Secretly Tell Founders They're Not Interested

How Investors Secretly Tell Founders They're Not Interested

It can be hard to tell sometimes tbh, but here's how

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
GrowthGrowth
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How Sam Corcos Grew Levels into a $300 Million Startup

How Sam Corcos Grew Levels into a $300 Million Startup

And helped turn his co-founder into a big influencer

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Deep DivesDeep Dives
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How to Announce Your Fundraise

How to Announce Your Fundraise

And the most common mistake I see with announcements

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology
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8 Reasons Outliers Come From Outsiders

8 Reasons Outliers Come From Outsiders

Fresh eyes beat experience

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Archive

Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology
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How Arjun Mahadevan Raised $1 Million in 2 Minutes

How Arjun Mahadevan Raised $1 Million in 2 Minutes

And reached a $100M valuation

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Two Minute StartupTwo Minute Startup
PMF by Stage

PMF by Stage

And second opinions as a service

Ben Ornstein
Michael Houck
Ben Ornstein, +1
Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology
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Fake Customers & Investor Lawsuits

Fake Customers & Investor Lawsuits

The bigger story than ChatGPT's image gen this week

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Two Minute StartupTwo Minute Startup
Close Your Gaps

Close Your Gaps

And an all-in-one idea for agencies

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology
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Don't Be A Helicopter Founder

Don't Be A Helicopter Founder

The one behavior that cripples your team...

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Worthless Ideas

Worthless Ideas

And, no, it's not just you. Startups are growing faster than ever

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
GrowthGrowth
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How Stella Garber Raised $5 Million

How Stella Garber Raised $5 Million

And why you might never have to write a todo list again

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Two Minute StartupTwo Minute Startup
Long Live Vibe Coding

Long Live Vibe Coding

And why no one is coming to save you

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Deep DivesDeep Dives
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Arbiters Are The New Aggregators

Arbiters Are The New Aggregators

Welcome to the Age of Arbiters

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Two Minute StartupTwo Minute Startup
Death of the Scalers

Death of the Scalers

And why consumer investing continues to trend down

Max Palmer
Michael Houck
Max Palmer, +1
Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology
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From Idea to IPO

From Idea to IPO

How a startup can make you a billionaire

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Two Minute StartupTwo Minute Startup
Follow On Investors

Follow On Investors

And the beachhead strategy

Max Palmer
Michael Houck
Max Palmer, +1
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