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SaaS vs AI Economics💡, The Big Book of VC 2025, IPOs Struggle Despite Tech Rally 📉

How Creandum Won by Betting Early on Spotify, Klarna and Lovable

2026 Tech Trends🔮, Startups That Win⚔️, Why Cambridge Associates Is Cautious⚠️

Sequoia Playbook

Why Retention is the Hardest Metric for Startups and 6 Ways to Master It

You Won't Believe What These 12 CEOs Actually Wrote to Their Employees

YC Review💪, What VC ‘Value-Add’ Really Looks Like🧭, Private Markets Outlook📈

Has Venture Capital Become “Return-Free Risk”?

The Hidden Side of Venture Capital Funds Every Founder Should Know

What Happened to Growth Hacking? The Rise of Product-Led Growth

LLMs Will Never Be Intelligent🧠, Anthropic CEO on AI bubble⚠️, 2025 Fund Economics Report 📊

The Most Overlooked Source of Runway in 2025 (And How Top Founders Maximize It)

Win the First 5 Seconds: The YC Landing Page Formula for Early-Stage Startups

Elon Musk’s Most Important Interview in Years

AI In a Bubble?🫧, Moats Revisited🛡️, AI makes the old VC playbook obsolete⚡

The Truth About Seven Day Work Weeks in Startups. What Really Happens to Productivity and Health

Happy Thanksgiving

The 100 Most Important Pension Funds in the World

15,000+ VCs, Angels & The Glassdoor of Venture Capital

The Most Valuable VC-Backed Startups in the World

‘AI eats the world’🧠, Unicorn Production Hits a 3‑Year High🦄, 10 Startup Resources You Can’t Afford to Skip📚

50 Real Pitch Decks From Startups That Raised $380M+

Most Founders Miss Out on This $50K+ Funding Source (It's Right Under Your Nose)

Harry Stebbings on Mindset, Systems, and Outlier Results

YC’s Fall 2025 RFS🤖, 2500 AI Angel Investors⚡, How VCs Decide to Take a 1st Meeting💼

The a16z New Media Era + How We Got Into 20 Oversubscribed YC Startups 🫣

Peter Thiel Only Explained Once How to Raise Money. Here It Is:

If AI Saves Us All This Time, How Will We Spend It?

Can Sam Altman end up in jail?😮, “40% of startups die after a seed… 0.5-1% go IPO” 🏁

💳 How Brex Raised $57M and Rebuilt Startup Banking

Nobody Knows Your Startup Exists. Here Are 350+ Ways to Fix That:

The $100B Question: How SaaS Giants Are Rewriting the Rules of Value with AI in 2025

153 Startups Fundraising Right Now (and Their Decks)

How Two Teen Founders Built One of YC’s Hottest Startups: Novoflow 🩺

The 400-Year Bubble Study: Inside Coatue’s AI Report

Sequoia’s $10 Trillion AI Revolution💰, The Great Startup Concentration📊, The AI Hustle⏰

15 Charts That Explain How Tech and Venture Are Changing in 2025

Where VC Money Is Going in AI and How SaaS Founders Can Compete

The Ultimate ChatGPT Setup Guide (2025): 3 Prompts to Fix Inconsistent Results Instantly

🚨 Inside Synthesia: The AI Startup That Just Turned Down Adobe’s $3B Offer

The Lost Generation of the Digital Age

AI or Nothing💸, Replit founder on How to Keep Winning 💪, AI Superintelligence Bans⚔️

The $2 Trillion Founder Playbook: The Untold Story of How Larry Page Reclaimed Google

the FREE AI Fundraising Kit for Founders 🤖

AI is eating VC🔥, The YC “Over-Concentration” Myth💡, State of Venture Q3’25🚀

🚨129 Startups Fundraising Right Now (And Their DECKS)

RIP SEO: The GEO Playbook for 2026

Shark Tank Exclusive: Barbara Corcoran on the 8 Rules That Still Build Great Companies

Daniel Lubetzky: Building with Purpose in a World That Moves Too Fast

OpenAI’s SaaS Era Begins🔥, State of AI Report🤖, The Vibe Coding Boom Hits a Reality Check📉

The SaaS Financial Model Every Founder Should Use

Startup Momentum + Diagnostic Worksheet: The One Advantage That Can Save or Sink Your Company

what I Learned from a16z Speedrun Demo Day in San Francisco

build a Billion-Dollar Startup with a minimal team thanks to AI

Top Resources for Founders🚀, Do Top VCs Really Bet Contrarian?🤔, Reverse Imposter Syndrome🪞

Mark Cuban on Startups, AI, and Why Europe Is the Next Big Tech Opportunity

The Real Cost of Churn: Why Every Lost Customer Is a Growth Killer

Startup Location Strategy in 2025: Does It Still Matter Where You Build?

Robert Herjavec (Shark Tank Billionaire) on Escaping Poverty, Building Wealth, and the Future of Startups

VC Fund Performance Report📊, Is AI Really a Bubble🫧, Benchmarking Startup Success🎓

Learn how a16z speedrun works, Andreessen Horowitz’s accelerator in San Francisco

SaaS MRR Projection Model: Excel Template That Top SaaS Companies Use to Forecast Million-Dollar Growth

Corporate Work Has Become Theater

Venture Funds Ranked🦄, Why Retention Is So Hard📉, Europe Gets Its Own TBPN🎙️

Why Women-Owned Startups Deliver 2x Better Returns (and Still Get Ignored)

The Venture Capital Method: How Investors Really Value Startups

Artisan’s Playbook: How an AI SDR Startup Raised $25M in Under a Year

Liquid and Illiquid Careers📈, 5 AI Distribution Plays That Build Moats🚀, Notes on China🏭

OpenAI’s Product Lead Reveals the 15 AI Distribution Plays That Build Real Moats

The VC Math Problem📊, Inside a16z’s Speedrun💸, The 5% Rule for AGI🧠

Distribution Is the Final Moat

The Ultimate Guide to Writing Powerful AI Prompts

Europe to America: The Startup Playbook for US Expansion

How NfX Creates Unicorns🚀, Design as a Competitive Edge🎨, Investor Ranking 2025📊

The First On-Chain Yield Engine Bringing Institutional Yield Opportunities to Everyday Investors

OpenAI’s Product Lead Reveals the 4-Part Framework for AI Product Strategy

Legal’s $900B AI Repricing⚖️, Team sizes are shrinking📊, a16z's AI x Commerce Thesis 🛍️

IRR vs Return Multiple Explained: The Venture Math Every Founder and VC Must Master

Forbes’ 25 Next Unicorns🦄, Women Now Hold 20% of Top VC Roles👩‍💼, The Case for Optimism🌟

Why the Venture Capital Secondary Market Is Booming in 2025

AI is Polytheistic⚖️, Where's My Moat?🏰, Index is the New Sequoia🚀

The Headcount Planning Module: A Simple Tool to Control Your Burn Before It Controls You (+ Excel Template)

The Venture Arrogance Score🧮, The Bay is back🏙️, The $100B Empire You’ve Never Heard Of🏛️

What Top VCs Check in Due Diligence Before Writing Checks (+ Excel Template Inside)

The Startup Books Founders Actually Read in 2025

Is the MVP Dead? Rethinking Lean Startup Strategies

YC's Handshake Deal Protocol🤝, The Generative AI Winners of 2025 🤖, Redefining Independent Media📰

The 100+ Pitch Decks That Raised Over $2B 💰

Survivorship Bias Is Killing Founders' Judgment—Here’s the Fix

Startups That Are Actively Fundraising Right Now

CLTV vs CAC Ratio: The One Metric That Can Make or Break Your Startup (+ Excel Model)

The Ultimate Open-Source AI Agent Directory

Inside OpenAI🧠, Karpathy’s YC Talk🎥, How AI Companies Actually Build Moats 🏰

Cap Table at Series A & B: What Every Founder Must Know + Excel Template

Most Founders Struggle to Show Product-Market Fit. This Free Template Makes It Easy

This FREE SaaS Financial Model Has Raised Millions

State of AI 2025🤖, Biggest Fundraisers💰, Build Distribution💌

6 GitHub Repositories Every AI Builder Should Bookmark in 2025

Stop Wasting Hours on Spreadsheets. Steal These 8 Templates Instead

The Growth Loop Playbook Top Startups Actually Use

OpenAI’s Product Lead Reveals the New Playbook for Product-Market Fit in AI Startups

10 Best Venture Capital Books Recommended by Top VCs

Spray & Pray vs. High-Conviction🤔, Peter Thiel: AI or Bust🧨, Global VC Pulse Check🌍

10 Startup Fundraising Scams to Know (and How to Avoid Them)

How to Talk to Investors: What to Say (and Avoid) in Your First VC Meeting

The Dark Side of the 9-9-6 Work Culture⏰, AI's Impact on SaaS Growth🤖, VCs Are Rethinking Deal Sourcing🔍

Founder-Market Fit: The #1 VC Filter You Didn't Know Was Judging You

Acquihires Season Is Officially Here🤝, VCs Are Pivoting🧟‍♂️, McKinsey’s Agentic AI Playbook🕹️

Why 2025 Is the Best Year to Start a Startup

How to Evaluate a Startup’s Exit Potential: Signs, Metrics, and Red Flags

How to Find Product-Market Fit: A Proven Guide for Startup Founders

The Founders Fund Story🔥, YC Investing Patterns📊, AI in the Enterprise🔍

Startup Valuation Methods: 8 Approaches Investors Use

The Startup MIS Template: A Excel Dashboard to Track Your Key Metrics

Musk, Trump, and the VCs Picking Sides ⚔️, Thoma Bravo’s Record $34.4B Fundraise💸, VCs Are Funding 2 Things💡

The Go-To Pricing Guide for Early-Stage Founders + Toolkit

10 Questions to Expect During a First Call With a VC

DCF Valuation Method Template: A Practical Guide for Founders and Growth-Stage Startups

AI Eats the World🤖, Trouble for New VCs💀, The IPO Market Is Stirring📉

How Founders Can Thrive in VC 3.0: The AI Era of Startup Funding

How Much Are Your Startup Stock Options Really Worth?

The Startup Founder’s Guide to Venture Debt: Terms, Timing & Risks

How VCs Value Startups: The VC Method + Excel Template

Mega Funds Were Right🐘, VC’s New Blood Is Drying Up🩸, Global Tech Hubs Ranked🌍

The Deeptech Stack: AI, Climate & Bio Startups in 2025

VC Fund Database for Early-Stage Startups: 200+ Funds Under $200M Still Actively Investing

300+ VCs That Accept Cold Pitches — No Warm Intro Needed for Funding in 2025

Cap Table Mastery: How to Manage Startup Equity from Seed to Series C

How AI-Generated Search Is Changing SEO in 2025—and What You Can Do About It

Substack CEO Chris Best on 5M Paid Subscriptions, Creator Ownership & the Future of Publishing

Barriers to Entry in VC🚧, Rise of the AI Wrappers🤖, Google's AI Future Report 🔮

2,500+ Angel Investors Backing AI & SaaS Startups💰

15 Years, No IPO: Startup Red Flag or Quiet Power Move?

AI Is Eating VC📉, Most-Active US Investors💵, Longevity Tech Rebounds🧬

How to Find Investors for Your Startup (And Actually Get Funded)

The Lean Startup is Dead⚰️, AGI Delusion?🤖, Top Leadership Books📚

How Early Wins Can Become Missed Fortunes in the Pro-Rata Trap

Turning ChatGPT Prompts into Profitable Startups: How AI-Generated Ideas Are Creating the Next Wave of Founders

89 Best Startup Essays by Top VCs and Founders (Paul Graham, Naval, Altman, Khosla & More)

The Agentic Revolution: How AI Agents Will Reshape Software, Startups, and Work

AI Is Coming for Venture Firms 🤖, Most Active VCs and CVCs📊, Anthropic’s Blueprint for Smarter AI 🛠️

He Spent $40K Building Features No One Wanted — What Every Founder Can Learn

Tariffs are Killing Your Next VC Round📉, Google’s 2025 Prompt Playbook📘, Founders Fund $4.6 Bn Fund💸

Why Starting With Solutions Always Fails

What Building a Startup Really Looks Like: A Brutally Honest 10-Year Map 👀

Seed Strapping vs. Boot-Scaling🛠️, AI Agents and Game Theory🤖, AI Index Report 2025🔍

50 Game-Changing AI Agent Startup Ideas for 2026

How Trump’s 2025 Tariffs Could Reshape Startups

Smaller Funds Outperform📈, When Machines Learn to Speak🗣️, Venture Trends Q1 2025📊,

How the Tariff Surge Is Rewriting the Playbook for Global Tech Startups

The Ultimate Startup Data Room Template (VC-Ready & Founder-Proven)

Non-Dilutive Funding: How to Grow Without Losing Control

How Money Flows 🌊, Chamath’s $380M Loss🤯, VCs Eating PE with AI🔀

Europe’s Exited Founders

🔑 Key Startup Metrics VCs Care About: How to Track, Improve & Use Them to Raise Capital

🌱 Seed Strapping: The Smarter Startup Funding Strategy Founders Are Turning To

AGI Vibes Are Getting Weird, 2025 SaaS Valuations, Most Active Angels

The Billion-Dollar Startup Formula: Why AI-Driven Small Teams Are Beating Giants

Is SaaS Dying for Good? A Look at How AI Is Reshaping the Future of Software

How to Win as a Solopreneur, Software Moats Are Dead, VC Tax Loopholes

February 2025 Startups Raising Capital

The End of YC, Why Specialists Will Win the Next Decade of Venture, Foundation Model Businesses

400+ Seed VCs Backing Startups in the US & Europe 💰

Founders: Are You Raising Enough? Or Too Much? Here’s the Tool You Need

How Two European Founders Raised $4M, Secured a Microsoft Deal, and Broke Into Silicon Valley

The Hard Questions Most VCs Can’t Answer, The Flawed Math of Venture at Scale, IPO Preparation Guide

SAFE Note Dilution: How to Calculate & Protect Your Equity (+ Cap Table Template)

The Rise of the Agentic Workforce🤯, It’s Time for Europe to Stand Up 📢, 100+ Gen. AI Use Cases You Should Know 🔍

The January 2025 Fundraising List

The Venture Capital Playbook

Revenue Per Employee: SaaS vs. VC 📊, YC's Returns by Sector✨, Canva’s $2 Billion Sales Funnel 🛍️

144 Family Offices That Cut Pre-Seed Checks

59 Startup Pitch Decks That Raised Millions—See What Works

The Venture Capital Apocalypse

Founder Ownership in VC-Backed Companies📊, The Fund of Funds Fallacy❌, Why AI Infrastructure Startups Are Booming🏗️

The Ultimate SaaS Financial Model

How to Find and Validate Profitable Startup Ideas (Step-by-Step Guide + YC’s Proven Framework)

How to Trick Investors & VCs 🤫💰

234 Tech European Conferences in 2025

The Race for AI Supremacy is Over🏁, State of VC and Its Impact on DPI📉, SaaS VC Trends☁️

DeepSeek R1: The AI Disruption No One Saw Coming

AI Is Vertical 🤖, Why Agentic AI Could Be Doomed to Fail🤔, State of Marketing 📢

118 AI Communication Agent Use Cases: Transform Your Business Today 🤖 💬

The Ultimate Venture Capital Database 🌟

How to Launch Your Product on Product Hunt: A Step-by-Step Framework for Success

What Venture Capitalists Look for in Startups

Vertical SaaS: Now With AI Inside, B2C is Back, AI Agents Landscape

The Broken Venture Capital System, Chinese VCs failed founders blacklist, AI-Powered Investment Memo Generator

The Product-Market Fit Guide: How to Achieve PMF 🔑

Revenue Retention or Bust 📊, Why Venture GPs Keep Going Solo🧑‍💼, CVC Units Closed in 2024 📉