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
You Asked For It

You Asked For It

And why you might want to be on a tiny team

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Deep DivesDeep Dives
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The $150,000 Hiring Mistake Founders Keep Making

The $150,000 Hiring Mistake Founders Keep Making

Recruiting is broken. Here's the fix.

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Two Minute StartupTwo Minute Startup
The Execution Triangle

The Execution Triangle

And The Benefit Vortex

Max Palmer
Michael Houck
Max Palmer, +1
Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology
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$100K MRR from a Newsletter

$100K MRR from a Newsletter

Crazy, right?

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Two Minute StartupTwo Minute Startup
Evidence of Exceptional Ability

Evidence of Exceptional Ability

Literally the #1 thing you should hire for

Max Palmer
Michael Houck
Max Palmer, +1
Deep DivesDeep Dives
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LLMs Are Over

LLMs Are Over

The world has changed again

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Company Culture is Easy

Company Culture is Easy

And the 50 percent rule

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Deep DivesDeep Dives
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When to Start Hiring

When to Start Hiring

Oh and I'm hiring too

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
5 Rules for Pitching

5 Rules for Pitching

And why new funds are having trouble raising more capital

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
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
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