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The Best of 2023 from Houck's Newsletter

You probably missed some of my best issues of the year

Michael Houck

Your Startup's Problems Are Within Your Control

Dec 26, 2023

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14 min read

Your Startup's Problems Are Within Your Control

And a startup idea around work trials

Michael Houck

Growth

How to Use Cold Email to Grow Your Startup

Dec 23, 2023

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7 min read

How to Use Cold Email to Grow Your Startup

And why content creation is the key

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Dec 19, 2023

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10 min read

Your First Idea Doesn't Matter

And why your customers should rank their problems for you

Michael Houck

Deep Dives

Your Positioning is More than Your Messaging

Dec 16, 2023

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4 min read

Your Positioning is More than Your Messaging

And what metrics to track to see if your positioning is working

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Dec 12, 2023

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12 min read

Founders Own The Unpleasant Parts

And why to hire 1 person to avoid hiring 10

Michael Houck

Growth

Dec 9, 2023

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10 min read

The 7 Pillars of Customer-Led Growth

Why the founder of PartnerHero says to build In-N-Out, not McDonald's

Michael Houck

Dec 5, 2023

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10 min read

My Startup Idea Got Into Y Combinator

And why you could build a better version with AI

Michael Houck

Deep Dives

Dec 2, 2023

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6 min read

Don't Run Out of Money

And the 4 other jobs of a founder/CEO

Michael Houck, +1

Two Minute Startup

Nov 28, 2023

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9 min read

What Sam Altman Looks For In Founders

And a framework for growing infrequently used products

Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

Nov 25, 2023

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13 min read

What Founders Should Do in a Crisis

And how Sam Altman taught a masterclass with the OpenAI crisis

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Nov 21, 2023

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9 min read

A Hiring Principle From An a16z Partner

And why Super Mario can help your marketing

Michael Houck

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The Best of 2023 from Houck's Newsletter

Your Startup's Problems Are Within Your Control

How to Use Cold Email to Grow Your Startup

Your First Idea Doesn't Matter

Your Positioning is More than Your Messaging

Founders Own The Unpleasant Parts

The 7 Pillars of Customer-Led Growth

My Startup Idea Got Into Y Combinator

Don't Run Out of Money

What Sam Altman Looks For In Founders

What Founders Should Do in a Crisis

A Hiring Principle From An a16z Partner

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