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The Most Underrated Way To Convince Investors — Backchanneling

Jan 21, 2023

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3 min read

The Most Underrated Way To Convince Investors — Backchanneling

What a good backchannel request looks like and why it matters

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Deep Dives

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I Analyzed 5 Pitch Decks From Unicorn Startups

Jan 7, 2023

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4 min read

I Analyzed 5 Pitch Decks From Unicorn Startups

What Airbnb, YouTube, and Dropbox did right in their deck

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Deep Dives

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14 Curated Essays From Y Combinator's Paul Graham

Dec 31, 2022

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3 min read

14 Curated Essays From Y Combinator's Paul Graham

He's written over 200, but these are the 14 best about startups

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Deep Dives

Peter Thiel Always Asks Founders These 7 Questions

Dec 24, 2022

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2 min read

Peter Thiel Always Asks Founders These 7 Questions

Ask yourself these questions to validate your strategy

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Deep Dives

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🏦 I Asked 5 Top VCs About the Current Fundraising Climate

Dec 17, 2022

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3 min read

🏦 I Asked 5 Top VCs About the Current Fundraising Climate

Featuring investors at Greylock, Polygon, Village Global and more

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Deep Dives

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10 Metrics to Align Your Team to Shared Goals

Dec 10, 2022

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3 min read

10 Metrics to Align Your Team to Shared Goals

Use these as your north stars

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Growth

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The Most Powerful Force in Startups: Network Effects

Dec 3, 2022

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7 min read

The Most Powerful Force in Startups: Network Effects

Why they matter, and the 5 step process to leverage them

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Deep Dives

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The 13 Must-Haves for Raising from VCs

Nov 26, 2022

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7 min read

The 13 Must-Haves for Raising from VCs

What raising from a16z taught me

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

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12 Curated Guides From Y Combinator's Startup Library

Nov 19, 2022

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2 min read

12 Curated Guides From Y Combinator's Startup Library

I read through hundreds of posts to send you these 12

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

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How to Build a Cofounder Operating System

Nov 12, 2022

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2 min read

How to Build a Cofounder Operating System

And how to reduce cofounder conflicts

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Case Studies

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⚡️ How Elon Musk Uses First Principles To Make Decisions

Nov 6, 2022

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6 min read

⚡️ How Elon Musk Uses First Principles To Make Decisions

I read his interviews so you don't have to

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Deep Dives

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6 Pitch Deck Red Flags 🚩🚩

Oct 22, 2022

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5 min read

6 Pitch Deck Red Flags 🚩🚩

And what they communicate to investors

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
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