Case Study5 min read
How Airbnb almost died — and what saved them
The cereal box moment. The $0 treasury. The decision that changed everything.
Founder Lessons
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Framework4 min read
The 5-step cold email framework that books 30+ demos/month
Most cold emails fail because founders write about themselves. This framework inverts it.
Growth Frameworks
Case Study6 min read
How Notion went from 0 to $10B — the full breakdown
Failed twice, almost ran out of money, rebuilt from scratch. Then it became a $10B company.
Case Studies
Framework3 min read
What investors actually mean when they say "come back with traction"
It's a specific coded message. Founders who decode it raise money. Here's the translation.
Fundraising
Framework5 min read
The anatomy of a winning seed pitch
Seed investors decide in the first 5 minutes. Here is exactly what they are deciding.
Fundraising
Case Study5 min read
Figma's freemium model is genius — here's why
Figma gave away for free what Adobe charged thousands for. The business genius behind it.
Case Studies
Framework4 min read
10 Claude prompts every founder should have saved
These 10 prompts save hours every week. Most founders use AI like a search engine.
AI for Founders
Framework5 min read
The PLG framework — how products sell themselves
The fastest-growing SaaS companies don't have sales teams. Their product does the selling.
Growth Frameworks
Case Study4 min read
The Slack pivot story nobody tells
Slack was a video game. It failed. Then it became a $27B company.
Founder Lessons
Case Study6 min read
How Stripe quietly became the most important startup ever built
Patrick Collison built a billion-dollar company because he was angry about one thing.
Case Studies
Framework4 min read
3 growth levers every B2B startup has
Every B2B startup has exactly 3 growth levers. Most founders only pull one.
Growth Frameworks
Framework5 min read
How to build an investor pipeline that actually converts
Most founders treat fundraising like a job search. It's not. It's a sales process.
Fundraising
Framework4 min read
How founders are using AI as a thinking partner
The founders pulling ahead aren't using AI to write emails. They're using it to think.
AI for Founders
Framework4 min read
The viral loop — how products grow themselves
The best products bring their own users. Here's the viral loop framework.
Growth Frameworks
Case Study5 min read
Why Duolingo's streak is a $3B product decision
Duolingo's streak feature is the single most valuable line of code they ever wrote.
Case Studies
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