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Founder Psychology

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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

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

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

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

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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How Arjun Mahadevan Raised $1 Million in 2 Minutes

Apr 2, 2025

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5 min read

How Arjun Mahadevan Raised $1 Million in 2 Minutes

And reached a $100M valuation

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

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

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

Founder Psychology

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Why You Should Charge Users Early

Jan 11, 2025

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7 min read

Why You Should Charge Users Early

Don't give your product away

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

+4

From $0 to $10 Million Revenue in 15 Months

Jan 9, 2025

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4 min read

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

Founder Psychology

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

Dec 19, 2024

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5 min read

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

And how he personally walked away from $500k

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

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Keep the Engine Running

Dec 14, 2024

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9 min read

Keep the Engine Running

What to do when your attention's divided

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

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From 0 to 1,000 Signups per Day

Dec 5, 2024

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5 min read

From 0 to 1,000 Signups per Day

And how purposely losing customers propelled Pangea's growth

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

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Should Founders Follow Trends?

Nov 23, 2024

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6 min read

Should Founders Follow Trends?

A framework with 5 categories

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

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

Nov 21, 2024

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4 min read

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

Founder Psychology

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There's No Room for Ego In Software

Oct 26, 2024

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6 min read

There's No Room for Ego In Software

The bravery of the Arc browser team is worth discussing

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

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

Oct 24, 2024

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5 min read

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

Founder Psychology

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Wealth is the Reward

Sep 14, 2024

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4 min read

Wealth is the Reward

It's ok for founders to want to be rich

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

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Startup Opportunities Are Like Busses

Sep 7, 2024

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4 min read

Startup Opportunities Are Like Busses

There's always another one coming

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

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8 Reasons Outliers Come From Outsiders

Aug 24, 2024

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6 min read

8 Reasons Outliers Come From Outsiders

Fresh eyes beat experience

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

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Don't Forget to Think

Aug 10, 2024

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10 min read

Don't Forget to Think

Seriously, don't forget to think

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

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Need a Friend(.com)?

Aug 3, 2024

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10 min read

Need a Friend(.com)?

Virality, and what happens after a huge launch

Michael Houck
Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

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7 Ways Founders Can Increase Focus

Jun 15, 2024

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4 min read

7 Ways Founders Can Increase Focus

Here's what to do when you notice you're spread too thin

Michael Houck
Michael Houck
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