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Don't be a Helicopter Founder

The one behavior that cripples your team...

Michael Houck

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Arbiters Are The New Aggregators

Welcome to the Age of Arbiters

Michael Houck

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From Idea to IPO

How a startup can make you a billionaire

Michael Houck

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The $150,000 Hiring Mistake Founders Keep Making

Recruiting is broken. Here's the fix.

Michael Houck

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$100K MRR from a Newsletter

Crazy, right?

Michael Houck

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LLMs Are Over

The world has changed again

Michael Houck

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When to Start Hiring

Oh and I'm hiring too

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When to Ignore Your Growth Rate

And why picking the right market matters so much

Michael Houck

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Highlights from 2024

Wrapping up the year by taking a quick look back

Michael Houck

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What's Getting Funded in 2025

Here's where the money's going to go

Michael Houck

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Who Should be the CEO?

I've created the LEAD framework to help you decide

Michael Houck

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Should Founders Follow Trends?

A framework with 5 categories

Michael Houck