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What Do Top 1% Startup Employees Want?

Aug 5, 2023

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10 min read

What Do Top 1% Startup Employees Want?

And a celebration for reaching 50,000 subscribers!

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Why You NEED a Moat

Aug 1, 2023

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8 min read

Why You NEED a Moat

And how startups often expand in different ways than founders think

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

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6 Sacrifices Founders Shouldn't (But Do) Make

Jul 29, 2023

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6 min read

6 Sacrifices Founders Shouldn't (But Do) Make

And why your startup isn't the only thing you should prioritize

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

How To Build An MVP

Jul 25, 2023

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8 min read

How To Build An MVP

And what a modern Harvard Business Review would look like

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Deep Dives

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The 6 Tradeoffs Founders Have To Make

Jul 22, 2023

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5 min read

The 6 Tradeoffs Founders Have To Make

And a story about working at Uber and Airbnb

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Resilient Founders Always Have A Move

Jul 18, 2023

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8 min read

Resilient Founders Always Have A Move

And how to build a unicorn in AI story generation

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Deep Dives

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Don't Build a Zombie

Jul 15, 2023

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7 min read

Don't Build a Zombie

5 paths to explore when you're considering a down round

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Collapse Your Talent Stack

Jul 11, 2023

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8 min read

Collapse Your Talent Stack

And get access to a new creator marketplace idea I've been working on

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Case Studies

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Threads Faces 7 Big Risks

Jul 8, 2023

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4 min read

Threads Faces 7 Big Risks

Meta's Twitter-clone is not a guaranteed success

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Being Comfortable Being Sloppy

Jul 5, 2023

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7 min read

Being Comfortable Being Sloppy

And how people are automating YouTube channels

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Deep Dives

Non-Technical Founders Can Ship Too

Jul 1, 2023

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5 min read

Non-Technical Founders Can Ship Too

My playbook of early stage tactics for non-technical founders

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Founders Should Take Care Of Themselves

Jun 27, 2023

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7 min read

Founders Should Take Care Of Themselves

And fintech meets religion

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
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