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13 Years Bootstrapped, Then $22M

May 9, 2026

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4 min read

13 Years Bootstrapped, Then $22M

How AppSignal's co-founders decided to bring on partners after years of bootstrapping

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

4 Roles of a Founder

May 7, 2026

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5 min read

4 Roles of a Founder

And how to become an AI-native startup

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Deep Dives

How To Be Contrarian And Right

May 2, 2026

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4 min read

How To Be Contrarian And Right

And why Keeper.ai is the first compelling "dating" app in years

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

AI-First Teams

Apr 30, 2026

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5 min read

AI-First Teams

And why the average market cap for unicorns is at historic levels

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Deep Dives

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7 Attributes of AI-Native Startups

Apr 29, 2026

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4 min read

7 Attributes of AI-Native Startups

Expanding on some ideas from YC

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

You Are The Pitch

Apr 26, 2026

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5 min read

You Are The Pitch

And the top cities for unicorns

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Deep Dives

Seven Days in Costa Rica

Apr 21, 2026

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5 min read

Seven Days in Costa Rica

And how to join my next founder mastermind in May

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

The GTM Engineer

Apr 14, 2026

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9 min read

The GTM Engineer

And why you need 10,000 reps

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Data Center Building Boom

Apr 9, 2026

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9 min read

Data Center Building Boom

And why you should spend time on things that compound

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Deep Dives

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Positionless Basketball

Apr 6, 2026

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5 min read

Positionless Basketball

How to build your death lineup

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Top 1% Exits

Mar 31, 2026

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8 min read

Top 1% Exits

And why you need hyper delusion

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Founder Leverage Test

Mar 27, 2026

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9 min read

Founder Leverage Test

And why distribution has always been the hard part

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
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