Founding Journey
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Product Strategy

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Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology

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Why You Should Charge Users Early

Don't give your product away

Michael Houck

Deep DivesDeep Dives

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When to Ignore Your Growth Rate

And why picking the right market matters so much

Michael Houck

Finding PMFFinding PMF

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Luke Sophinos on How to Build Vertical SaaS

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

Michael Houck

Deep DivesDeep Dives

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What's Getting Funded in 2025

Here's where the money's going to go

Michael Houck

Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology

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

And how he personally walked away from $500k

Michael Houck

Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology

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Should Founders Follow Trends?

A framework with 5 categories

Michael Houck

GrowthGrowth

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How James Evans Got 20 Million Users

And raised $24 million for his YC-backed startup

Michael Houck

GrowthGrowth

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8 Ways Momentum Lies

Until you hit PMF you should be suspicious of every metric

Michael Houck

PodcastPodcast

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How Dara Ladjevardian Sold His AI Startup in 8 Months

And then raised VC from Keith Rabois for his second one

Michael Houck

Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology

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There's No Room for Ego In Software

The bravery of the Arc browser team is worth discussing

Michael Houck

Deep DivesDeep Dives

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Are We Going Post-Software?

What does a future where AI builds software look like?

Michael Houck

Deep DivesDeep Dives

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Practical Design for Founders

Examples and frameworks to make design an asset

Michael Houck