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Dog Catches Car
Apr 12, 2025

Dog Catches Car

And the $60M Hangover

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology
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How Arjun Mahadevan Raised $1 Million in 2 Minutes
Apr 02, 2025

How Arjun Mahadevan Raised $1 Million in 2 Minutes

And reached a $100M valuation

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology
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Fake Customers & Investor Lawsuits
Mar 29, 2025

Fake Customers & Investor Lawsuits

The bigger story than ChatGPT's image gen this week

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology
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Don't Be A Helicopter Founder
Mar 22, 2025

Don't Be A Helicopter Founder

The one behavior that cripples your team...

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology
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From Idea to IPO
Mar 01, 2025

From Idea to IPO

How a startup can make you a billionaire

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology
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$100K MRR from a Newsletter
Feb 08, 2025

$100K MRR from a Newsletter

Crazy, right?

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology
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Why You Should Charge Users Early
Jan 11, 2025

Why You Should Charge Users Early

Don't give your product away

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology
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From $0 to $10 Million Revenue in 15 Months
Jan 09, 2025

From $0 to $10 Million Revenue in 15 Months

How Adam Nathan got Blaze into the top 1% of companies on Stripe

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology
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How Pujun Bhatnagar Doubled His Valuation to $75M... In 3 Months
Dec 19, 2024

How Pujun Bhatnagar Doubled His Valuation to $75M... In 3 Months

And how he personally walked away from $500k

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology
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Keep the Engine Running
Dec 14, 2024

Keep the Engine Running

What to do when your attention's divided

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology
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From 0 to 1,000 Signups per Day
Dec 05, 2024

From 0 to 1,000 Signups per Day

And how purposely losing customers propelled Pangea's growth

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology
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Should Founders Follow Trends?
Nov 23, 2024

Should Founders Follow Trends?

A framework with 5 categories

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
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