Founding Journey

Founding Journey

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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

How Sahil Chopra Went from Doctor to Founder

How Sahil Chopra Went from Doctor to Founder

And why he's tackling the silent sleep epidemic

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Two Minute StartupTwo Minute Startup
How Elon Is So Productive

How Elon Is So Productive

And why Paul Graham says startups are growing faster than ever

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology
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Why You Should Charge Users Early

Why You Should Charge Users Early

Don't give your product away

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology
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From $0 to $10 Million Revenue in 15 Months

From $0 to $10 Million Revenue in 15 Months

How Adam Nathan got Blaze into the top 1% of companies on Stripe

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Two Minute StartupTwo Minute Startup
Why Travis Kalanick is a Winner

Why Travis Kalanick is a Winner

And whether you should an A/B test or not

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Deep DivesDeep Dives
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When to Ignore Your Growth Rate

When to Ignore Your Growth Rate

And why picking the right market matters so much

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Finding PMFFinding PMF
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Luke Sophinos on How to Build Vertical SaaS

Luke Sophinos on How to Build Vertical SaaS

And why Peter Thiel gave him $100,000 to drop out of college

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Two Minute StartupTwo Minute Startup
Don't Settle for "Kind of Works"

Don't Settle for "Kind of Works"

And why VC funding is consolidating

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Deep DivesDeep Dives
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Highlights from 2024

Highlights from 2024

Wrapping up the year by taking a quick look back

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
How Aleksandr Volodarsky Accidentally Created a $16M Business

How Aleksandr Volodarsky Accidentally Created a $16M Business

And built an audience of 80k+

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Deep DivesDeep Dives
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What's Getting Funded in 2025

What's Getting Funded in 2025

Here's where the money's going to go

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology
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How Pujun Bhatnagar Doubled His Valuation to $75M... In 3 Months

How Pujun Bhatnagar Doubled His Valuation to $75M... In 3 Months

And how he personally walked away from $500k

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
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