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Revenge of the Idea Guy
Apr 19, 2025

Revenge of the Idea Guy

Not so fast my friend

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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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
Deep DivesDeep Dives
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Who Should be the CEO?
Dec 07, 2024

Who Should be the CEO?

I've created the LEAD framework to help you decide

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology
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Why Adam Renklint Raised $137M... and Gave it Back
Nov 21, 2024

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
Deep DivesDeep Dives
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It's Time to Build... Faster
Nov 09, 2024

It's Time to Build... Faster

Here comes the golden age of startups...

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology
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Why Andrew Yeung Left Google to be the Gatsby of NYC's Startup Scene
Oct 24, 2024

Why Andrew Yeung Left Google to be the Gatsby of NYC's Startup Scene

And his journey as an immigrant founder

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Deep DivesDeep Dives
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Systems Are Good, Actually
Sep 28, 2024

Systems Are Good, Actually

Why AI should make founders rethink "move fast and break things"

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Deep DivesDeep Dives
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Shed Your Old Mindset
Aug 31, 2024

Shed Your Old Mindset

Nobody starts out as a founder

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Deep DivesDeep Dives
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Can Founders Lie?
Jul 27, 2024

Can Founders Lie?

And context on the Paul Graham vs David Sacks beef

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
Deep DivesDeep Dives
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10 Books for Founders, by Founders
Jul 06, 2024

10 Books for Founders, by Founders

Here's your summer reading list

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
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