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Build What You Know

Horse Spot's 4 advantages from being insiders

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

May 29, 2026

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5 min read

The Founder's Tax

And a slight twist on a classic framework

Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

May 23, 2026

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3 min read

The Next Elon?

How Emil Barr is front-loading success

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

May 19, 2026

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4 min read

Sell Less

And a reminder it comes down to pain endurance

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

May 17, 2026

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5 min read

AI For Normies

And why no one cares about your idea

Michael Houck

Growth

How to Turn Your Relationships into Revenue

May 16, 2026

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3 min read

How to Turn Your Relationships into Revenue

Why Cape's human-first approach stands out in the age of AI slop

Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

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

Two Minute Startup

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

Deep Dives

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

Two Minute Startup

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

Deep Dives

Apr 29, 2026

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4 min read

7 Attributes of AI-Native Startups

Expanding on some ideas from YC

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Apr 26, 2026

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5 min read

You Are The Pitch

And the top cities for unicorns

Michael Houck

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Build What You Know

The Founder's Tax

The Next Elon?

Sell Less

AI For Normies

How to Turn Your Relationships into Revenue

13 Years Bootstrapped, Then $22M

4 Roles of a Founder

How To Be Contrarian And Right

AI-First Teams

7 Attributes of AI-Native Startups

You Are The Pitch

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