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Deep DivesDeep Dives

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From Founder to VA

A new way to find product ideas

Michael Houck

Deep DivesDeep Dives

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Arbiters Are The New Aggregators

Welcome to the Age of Arbiters

Michael Houck

Founder PsychologyFounder Psychology

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From Idea to IPO

How a startup can make you a billionaire

Michael Houck

Deep DivesDeep Dives

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LLMs Are Over

The world has changed again

Michael Houck

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