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How to Decide Whether to Raise Money or Not

And what I decided recently for Megaphone

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Jun 4, 2024

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8 min read

4 Year Vesting Is Not Enough

And why you should build your product around "triggers"

Michael Houck

Deep Dives

Jun 1, 2024

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9 min read

Are We Going Post-Software?

What does a future where AI builds software look like?

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

May 28, 2024

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9 min read

How to Know You're Ready to Go All In

And why you should fix your product, not your support

Michael Houck

Growth

May 25, 2024

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5 min read

Escaping the Churn Plateau

And why the secret problem may be hiring

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Don't Put Your Eggs In An Investor's Basket

May 21, 2024

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9 min read

Don't Put Your Eggs In An Investor's Basket

And a simple product discovery framework

Michael Houck

Growth

May 18, 2024

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5 min read

6 Reasons to Launch Slowly

Startups should move fast... except when they shouldn't

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

May 14, 2024

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9 min read

Why AI Means Founders Should be Frugal

And a new way of thinking about MVPs

Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

8 Common Mistakes When Choosing a Co-Founder

May 11, 2024

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6 min read

8 Common Mistakes When Choosing a Co-Founder

And what you can do to avoid them

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

How Engineers Impact a Startup's Culture

May 7, 2024

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8 min read

How Engineers Impact a Startup's Culture

And a financial model template for founders

Michael Houck

Case Studies

How Substack Fumbled a Billion Dollar Opportunity

May 4, 2024

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11 min read

How Substack Fumbled a Billion Dollar Opportunity

And how to avoid doing the same

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Apr 30, 2024

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10 min read

How to Decide Fast

And why Jeff Bezos says communication = dysfunction

Michael Houck

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How to Decide Whether to Raise Money or Not

4 Year Vesting Is Not Enough

Are We Going Post-Software?

How to Know You're Ready to Go All In

Escaping the Churn Plateau

Don't Put Your Eggs In An Investor's Basket

6 Reasons to Launch Slowly

Why AI Means Founders Should be Frugal

8 Common Mistakes When Choosing a Co-Founder

How Engineers Impact a Startup's Culture

How Substack Fumbled a Billion Dollar Opportunity

How to Decide Fast

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