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Deep Dives

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You're Leaving Millions on the Table

Jan 31, 2026

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8 min read

You're Leaving Millions on the Table

How Schematic raised $4.8M to help you grow faster

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

+5

10 Curated Guides From Y Combinator

Dec 7, 2025

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7 min read

10 Curated Guides From Y Combinator

Worth revisiting time and time again

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Deep Dives

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Where We Go Post-LLM

Nov 29, 2025

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7 min read

Where We Go Post-LLM

And if OpenAI is secretly doomed

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

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5 Lessons From Two IPOs

Nov 22, 2025

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12 min read

5 Lessons From Two IPOs

What I learned from the billionaire founder of Figure & SoFi

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Deep Dives

+4

3 Reasons You Can't Find Your ICP

Nov 16, 2025

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5 min read

3 Reasons You Can't Find Your ICP

A little startup puzzle with three solutions

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

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Startup Ideas Are Like Waves

Oct 25, 2025

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6 min read

Startup Ideas Are Like Waves

And why founders should never have a scarcity mindset

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Deep Dives

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The Hottest Market In Startups?

Oct 18, 2025

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6 min read

The Hottest Market In Startups?

How HireHarbour is carving out marketshare despite competition

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Growth

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Don't Fall Behind On GEO

Oct 5, 2025

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8 min read

Don't Fall Behind On GEO

And why I'm launching a GEO service for startups

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Deep Dives

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Are IPOs Broken?

Aug 3, 2025

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6 min read

Are IPOs Broken?

Figma's big day left billions on the table

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Deep Dives

Astronomer's Response is a Masterclass

Jul 26, 2025

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7 min read

Astronomer's Response is a Masterclass

Here's how they truly nailed crisis PR and changed the conversation

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Deep Dives

Saying No to $3 Billion

Jul 13, 2025

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8 min read

Saying No to $3 Billion

And why a16z is saying goodbye to Delaware

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Deep Dives

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The Billionaire Founder Who Sacrificed Everything

Jun 21, 2025

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10 min read

The Billionaire Founder Who Sacrificed Everything

He's given up his first company, his home country, and more

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Deep Dives

Remember, You're Building the Future

Jun 14, 2025

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8 min read

Remember, You're Building the Future

And I'm hosting a live workshop this month!

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Deep Dives

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How a Broke Swedish Kid Built a Fintech Empire

Jun 1, 2025

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9 min read

How a Broke Swedish Kid Built a Fintech Empire

The story of Klarna's rise, fall, and rise again as it preps for an IPO

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

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The New VC Model

May 10, 2025

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7 min read

The New VC Model

How founders are driving the biggest shift in VC in 15 years

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Deep Dives

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From Founder to VA

Apr 27, 2025

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6 min read

From Founder to VA

A new way to find product ideas

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Deep Dives

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Revenge of the Idea Guy

Apr 19, 2025

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7 min read

Revenge of the Idea Guy

Not so fast my friend

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

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Dog Catches Car

Apr 12, 2025

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9 min read

Dog Catches Car

And the $60M Hangover

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

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Fake Customers & Investor Lawsuits

Mar 29, 2025

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9 min read

Fake Customers & Investor Lawsuits

The bigger story than ChatGPT's image gen this week

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

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Don't Be A Helicopter Founder

Mar 22, 2025

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7 min read

Don't Be A Helicopter Founder

The one behavior that cripples your team...

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Deep Dives

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Arbiters Are The New Aggregators

Mar 8, 2025

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9 min read

Arbiters Are The New Aggregators

Welcome to the Age of Arbiters

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

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From Idea to IPO

Mar 1, 2025

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14 min read

From Idea to IPO

How a startup can make you a billionaire

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Deep Dives

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The $150,000 Hiring Mistake Founders Keep Making

Feb 15, 2025

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7 min read

The $150,000 Hiring Mistake Founders Keep Making

Recruiting is broken. Here's the fix.

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

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$100K MRR from a Newsletter

Feb 8, 2025

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9 min read

$100K MRR from a Newsletter

Crazy, right?

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Deep Dives

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LLMs Are Over

Feb 1, 2025

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8 min read

LLMs Are Over

The world has changed again

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
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