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What Does Your Product Replace?

And a hot take on how tech companies are getting scammed

Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

Nov 23, 2024

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6 min read

Should Founders Follow Trends?

A framework with 5 categories

Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

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

Nov 21, 2024

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4 min read

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

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

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Nov 19, 2024

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8 min read

Don't Reveal Your Numbers

And why Tesla will change real estate forever

Michael Houck

Case Studies

Nov 16, 2024

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5 min read

What's Next After Raising $200M?

And what if Tom Brady was your co-founder?

Michael Houck

Growth

Nov 14, 2024

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4 min read

How James Evans Got 20 Million Users

And raised $24 million for his YC-backed startup

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Nov 12, 2024

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8 min read

Founder Mode from 1945

And the modern influencer marketing playbook

Michael Houck

Deep Dives

Nov 9, 2024

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8 min read

It's Time to Build... Faster

Here comes the golden age of startups...

Michael Houck

Podcast

How Zayd Ali Sold A Company at 18 Years Old

Nov 7, 2024

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5 min read

How Zayd Ali Sold A Company at 18 Years Old

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

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Nov 5, 2024

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7 min read

Founder Vesting

And Duolingo's $12B gamification playbook

Michael Houck

Growth

Nov 2, 2024

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5 min read

8 Ways Momentum Lies

Until you hit PMF you should be suspicious of every metric

Michael Houck

Podcast

How Dara Ladjevardian Sold His AI Startup in 8 Months

Oct 31, 2024

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5 min read

How Dara Ladjevardian Sold His AI Startup in 8 Months

And then raised VC from Keith Rabois for his second one

Michael Houck

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What Does Your Product Replace?

Should Founders Follow Trends?

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

Don't Reveal Your Numbers

What's Next After Raising $200M?

How James Evans Got 20 Million Users

Founder Mode from 1945

It's Time to Build... Faster

How Zayd Ali Sold A Company at 18 Years Old

Founder Vesting

8 Ways Momentum Lies

How Dara Ladjevardian Sold His AI Startup in 8 Months

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