Fundraising

Founder Psychology

Dec 7, 2025

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7 min read

10 Curated Guides From Y Combinator

Worth revisiting time and time again

Michael Houck

Deep Dives

Aug 3, 2025

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6 min read

Are IPOs Broken?

Figma's big day left billions on the table

Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

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

Founder Psychology

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

Founder Psychology

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

Founder Psychology

Mar 1, 2025

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14 min read

From Idea to IPO

How a startup can make you a billionaire

Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

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

Finding PMF

Luke Sophinos on How to Build Vertical SaaS

Jan 2, 2025

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5 min read

Luke Sophinos on How to Build Vertical SaaS

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

Michael Houck

Deep Dives

Dec 21, 2024

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11 min read

What's Getting Funded in 2025

Here's where the money's going to go

Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

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

Founder Psychology

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

Growth

Why Community Matters (from founders who raised $447 million)

Nov 30, 2024

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5 min read

Why Community Matters (from founders who raised $447 million)

Tyler Denk, Andrew Yeung, Sam Corcos and more chime in

Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

Nov 23, 2024

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6 min read

Should Founders Follow Trends?

A framework with 5 categories

Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

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

Case Studies

Nov 16, 2024

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5 min read

What's Next After Raising $200M?

And what if Tom Brady was your co-founder?

Michael Houck

Podcast

How Zayd Ali Sold A Company at 18 Years Old

Nov 7, 2024

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5 min read

How Zayd Ali Sold A Company at 18 Years Old

And founded Valley — an AI SDR company that's raised $3 million

Michael Houck

Podcast

How Dara Ladjevardian Sold His AI Startup in 8 Months

Oct 31, 2024

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5 min read

How Dara Ladjevardian Sold His AI Startup in 8 Months

And then raised VC from Keith Rabois for his second one

Michael Houck

Case Studies

Oct 12, 2024

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3 min read

Fundraising Case Study: Beehiiv

How Tyler Denk Raised $50 million

Michael Houck

Deep Dives

Oct 5, 2024

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11 min read

How to Announce Your Fundraise

And the most common mistake I see with announcements

Michael Houck

Case Studies

He Raised Millions After His Dream Investor Backed Out

Sep 21, 2024

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3 min read

He Raised Millions After His Dream Investor Backed Out

The incredible turnaround story of BusRight

Michael Houck

Deep Dives

Aug 17, 2024

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5 min read

Don't Force a Fundraise

Aka why you actually should listen to some investor feedback

Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

Aug 3, 2024

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10 min read

Need a Friend(.com)?

Virality, and what happens after a huge launch

Michael Houck

Deep Dives

How to Decide Whether to Raise Money or Not

Jun 8, 2024

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5 min read

How to Decide Whether to Raise Money or Not

And what I decided recently for Megaphone

Michael Houck

Deep Dives

Apr 6, 2024

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10 min read

Do Startups Need a Financial Model?

Breaking down the viral debate from this week

Michael Houck

Deep Dives

Mar 16, 2024

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9 min read

How To Set The Right Valuation

And what valuation is and isn't

Michael Houck

Fundraising

10 Curated Guides From Y Combinator

Are IPOs Broken?

The New VC Model

How Arjun Mahadevan Raised $1 Million in 2 Minutes

Fake Customers & Investor Lawsuits

From Idea to IPO

From $0 to $10 Million Revenue in 15 Months

Luke Sophinos on How to Build Vertical SaaS

What's Getting Funded in 2025

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

From 0 to 1,000 Signups per Day

Why Community Matters (from founders who raised $447 million)

Should Founders Follow Trends?

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

What's Next After Raising $200M?

How Zayd Ali Sold A Company at 18 Years Old

How Dara Ladjevardian Sold His AI Startup in 8 Months

Fundraising Case Study: Beehiiv

How to Announce Your Fundraise

He Raised Millions After His Dream Investor Backed Out

Don't Force a Fundraise

Need a Friend(.com)?

How to Decide Whether to Raise Money or Not

Do Startups Need a Financial Model?

How To Set The Right Valuation

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