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Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology
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From Idea to IPO

From Idea to IPO

How a startup can make you a billionaire

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology
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From $0 to $10 Million Revenue in 15 Months

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
Finding PMFFinding PMF
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Luke Sophinos on How to Build Vertical SaaS

Luke Sophinos on How to Build Vertical SaaS

And why Peter Thiel gave him $100,000 to drop out of college

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Deep DivesDeep Dives
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What's Getting Funded in 2025

What's Getting Funded in 2025

Here's where the money's going to go

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

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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From 0 to 1,000 Signups per Day

From 0 to 1,000 Signups per Day

And how purposely losing customers propelled Pangea's growth

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
GrowthGrowth
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Why Community Matters (from founders who raised $447 million)

Why Community Matters (from founders who raised $447 million)

Tyler Denk, Andrew Yeung, Sam Corcos and more chime in

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology
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Should Founders Follow Trends?

Should Founders Follow Trends?

A framework with 5 categories

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology
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Why Adam Renklint Raised $137M... and Gave it Back

Why Adam Renklint Raised $137M... and Gave it Back

And how Pitch changed course after raising an $85 million Series B

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Case StudiesCase Studies
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What's Next After Raising $200M?

What's Next After Raising $200M?

And what if Tom Brady was your co-founder?

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
PodcastPodcast
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How Zayd Ali Sold A Company at 18 Years Old

How Zayd Ali Sold A Company at 18 Years Old

And founded Valley — an AI SDR company that's raised $3 million

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
PodcastPodcast
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How Dara Ladjevardian Sold His AI Startup in 8 Months

How Dara Ladjevardian Sold His AI Startup in 8 Months

And then raised VC from Keith Rabois for his second one

Michael Houck
Michael Houck