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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
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
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How Tibo Louis-Lucas Bootstrapped To A $10 Million Exit

How Tibo Louis-Lucas Bootstrapped To A $10 Million Exit

And how he's building five products to $100k MRR

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
The Entire History of Silicon Valley

The Entire History of Silicon Valley

From 1913 to today

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

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Try Again

Try Again

And how AI is reshaping product development

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Two Minute StartupTwo Minute Startup
Compete On The Problem

Compete On The Problem

Be essential for your customers

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Two Minute StartupTwo Minute Startup
Truffle Pigs

Truffle Pigs

And a reminder to embrace uncertainty

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Two Minute StartupTwo Minute Startup
Don't Look For Permission

Don't Look For Permission

And 7 pillars of leadership

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Deep DivesDeep Dives
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Are IPOs Broken?

Are IPOs Broken?

Figma's big day left billions on the table

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Two Minute StartupTwo Minute Startup
Build, Sell, Understand

Build, Sell, Understand

And why focus is your advantage

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Deep DivesDeep Dives
Astronomer's Response is a Masterclass

Astronomer's Response is a Masterclass

Here's how they truly nailed crisis PR and changed the conversation

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Two Minute StartupTwo Minute Startup
Tiny Team Playbook

Tiny Team Playbook

And how to build a business on expired domains

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Two Minute StartupTwo Minute Startup
You Have To Be Delusional

You Have To Be Delusional

And how about a founder retreat?

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Deep DivesDeep Dives
Saying No to $3 Billion

Saying No to $3 Billion

And why a16z is saying goodbye to Delaware

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Two Minute StartupTwo Minute Startup
Be Regularly Uncomfortable

Be Regularly Uncomfortable

And an idea to fix vibecoded security vulnerabilities

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Focus On Small Wins

Focus On Small Wins

And 5 "B2B" frameworks

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
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