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

Two Minute StartupTwo Minute Startup
What Does Your Product Replace?

What Does Your Product Replace?

And a hot take on how tech companies are getting scammed

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology
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Should Founders Follow Trends?

Should Founders Follow Trends?

A framework with 5 categories

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology
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Why Adam Renklint Raised $137M... and Gave it Back

Why Adam Renklint Raised $137M... and Gave it Back

And how Pitch changed course after raising an $85 million Series B

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Two Minute StartupTwo Minute Startup
Don't Reveal Your Numbers

Don't Reveal Your Numbers

And why Tesla will change real estate forever

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Case StudiesCase Studies
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What's Next After Raising $200M?

What's Next After Raising $200M?

And what if Tom Brady was your co-founder?

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
GrowthGrowth
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How James Evans Got 20 Million Users

How James Evans Got 20 Million Users

And raised $24 million for his YC-backed startup

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Two Minute StartupTwo Minute Startup
Founder Mode from 1945

Founder Mode from 1945

And the modern influencer marketing playbook

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Deep DivesDeep Dives
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It's Time to Build... Faster

It's Time to Build... Faster

Here comes the golden age of startups...

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
PodcastPodcast
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How Zayd Ali Sold A Company at 18 Years Old

How Zayd Ali Sold A Company at 18 Years Old

And founded Valley — an AI SDR company that's raised $3 million

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Two Minute StartupTwo Minute Startup
Founder Vesting

Founder Vesting

And Duolingo's $12B gamification playbook

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
GrowthGrowth
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8 Ways Momentum Lies

8 Ways Momentum Lies

Until you hit PMF you should be suspicious of every metric

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
PodcastPodcast
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How Dara Ladjevardian Sold His AI Startup in 8 Months

How Dara Ladjevardian Sold His AI Startup in 8 Months

And then raised VC from Keith Rabois for his second one

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
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