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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
Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Your First Idea Doesn't Matter

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
Michael Houck

Deep Dives

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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
Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Founders Own The Unpleasant Parts

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
Michael Houck

Growth

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The 7 Pillars of Customer-Led 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
Michael Houck
My Startup Idea Got Into Y Combinator

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
Michael Houck

Deep Dives

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Don't Run Out of Money

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
Bill Kerr
Michael Houck, +1

Two Minute Startup

What Sam Altman Looks For In Founders

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
Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

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What Founders Should Do in a Crisis

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
Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

A Hiring Principle From An a16z Partner

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
Michael Houck

Deep Dives

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The Founder Journey: Anis Bennaceur

Nov 18, 2023

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9 min read

The Founder Journey: Anis Bennaceur

And why you're probably closing fewer deals than you could

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Y Combinator's 22 Pieces of Essential Startup Advice

Nov 14, 2023

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9 min read

Y Combinator's 22 Pieces of Essential Startup Advice

And how to map your assumptions early on

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
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