Michael Houck

I write a weekly advice column to help 75,000+ founders build, grow, and raise capital for their startups. Find me on Twitter @callmehouck

Two Minute Startup

May 17, 2026

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5 min read

AI For Normies

And why no one cares about your idea

Michael Houck

Growth

How to Turn Your Relationships into Revenue

May 16, 2026

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3 min read

How to Turn Your Relationships into Revenue

Why Cape's human-first approach stands out in the age of AI slop

Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

May 9, 2026

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4 min read

13 Years Bootstrapped, Then $22M

How AppSignal's co-founders decided to bring on partners after years of bootstrapping

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

May 7, 2026

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5 min read

4 Roles of a Founder

And how to become an AI-native startup

Michael Houck

Deep Dives

May 2, 2026

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4 min read

How To Be Contrarian And Right

And why Keeper.ai is the first compelling "dating" app in years

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Apr 30, 2026

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5 min read

AI-First Teams

And why the average market cap for unicorns is at historic levels

Michael Houck

Deep Dives

Apr 29, 2026

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4 min read

7 Attributes of AI-Native Startups

Expanding on some ideas from YC

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Apr 26, 2026

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5 min read

You Are The Pitch

And the top cities for unicorns

Michael Houck

Deep Dives

Apr 21, 2026

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5 min read

Seven Days in Costa Rica

And how to join my next founder mastermind in May

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Apr 14, 2026

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9 min read

The GTM Engineer

And why you need 10,000 reps

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Apr 9, 2026

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9 min read

Data Center Building Boom

And why you should spend time on things that compound

Michael Houck

Deep Dives

Apr 6, 2026

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5 min read

Positionless Basketball

How to build your death lineup

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Mar 31, 2026

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8 min read

Top 1% Exits

And why you need hyper delusion

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Mar 27, 2026

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9 min read

Founder Leverage Test

And why distribution has always been the hard part

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Mar 18, 2026

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8 min read

Don’t Worry About Being Hated

And showing how tech employment is declining

Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

Mar 14, 2026

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5 min read

Who's Killing It?

Takeaways from a dinner conversation

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Mar 11, 2026

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7 min read

Agents Are Eating SaaS

And why you should get creative

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Mar 3, 2026

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10 min read

Just Build It

And the acceleration of college-educated job loss

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Feb 14, 2026

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8 min read

The World Rewards Audacity

And why intelligence is getting cheaper

Michael Houck

Deep Dives

Feb 10, 2026

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7 min read

Hands & Feet

And what human-computer interaction looks like in the future

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Feb 5, 2026

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8 min read

The Gap

And what the heck is going on with hands and feet

Michael Houck

Deep Dives

Jan 31, 2026

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8 min read

You're Leaving Millions on the Table

How Schematic raised $4.8M to help you grow faster

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Jan 28, 2026

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9 min read

3 Years of AI

And a reminder that people pay to stop feeling pain

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Jan 21, 2026

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9 min read

The Delegation Flywheel

And why risk is where the opportunity is

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Jan 13, 2026

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8 min read

The Vanishing Sub $5M Round

And why you should hire for jobs you know how to do

Michael Houck

Michael Houck

AI For Normies

How to Turn Your Relationships into Revenue

13 Years Bootstrapped, Then $22M

4 Roles of a Founder

How To Be Contrarian And Right

AI-First Teams

7 Attributes of AI-Native Startups

You Are The Pitch

Seven Days in Costa Rica

The GTM Engineer

Data Center Building Boom

Positionless Basketball

Top 1% Exits

Founder Leverage Test

Don’t Worry About Being Hated

Who's Killing It?

Agents Are Eating SaaS

Just Build It

The World Rewards Audacity

Hands & Feet

The Gap

You're Leaving Millions on the Table

3 Years of AI

The Delegation Flywheel

The Vanishing Sub $5M Round

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