Failure Fuels Status: Culture Drives Silicon Valley Innovation
Steve Jobs was really right (at the end of this clip): the secret sauce that made Silicon Valley — and other parts America — the innovation capital of the world is the culture. A good entrepreneurial failure is status-raising, not status-lowering.
UUNET Preceded OpenAI: First Nonprofit to Go Profit
OpenAI isn’t the first non-profit tech co to switch to for profit UUNET was conceived as a nonprofit “community” network service in 1987, found strong commercial demand, and by about 1989 had converted into a for‑profit corporation (UUNET Technologies) to...
From Oilfield to Freedom: Building Value‑Driven Business
After losing his oilfield job, 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞 rejected the grind culture. Instead, he built a business that aligns with his values: creativity, autonomy, and time with loved ones. Stream now: 🔗 https://t.co/SbVURG3L7f 📽️ https://t.co/LtfsotNuLq 🔗https://t.co/DmYp21N5Kv https://t.co/806DUOMt6T
Turn VC Snub Into an Oversubscribed Round
The best REVENGE on a VC who disrespected you is an oversubscribed round they're not in 🤷🏽♂️
Success Hides the Dozens of Failed Attempts
People only remember the billion-dollar success. They forget the failures that came before it. Before Uber, Travis Kalanick started around 13 companies. Most of them failed. Badly. But those failures are what led to the one that worked. Success stories rarely show the first 10 attempts. Today’s...
Claude's Self‑Coding Accelerates Updates, Wins Developers
Claude has shipped 75+ updates in 60 days. This is faster than almost any AI company right now. The reason behind it👇 When Anthropic wants to ship a feature, they don't start with weeks of planning. They start by building....
Deviation Capital Launches $300M Fund, Seeks Bio‑tech Founders at SynBioBeta
Deviation Capital just launched with a $300M fund target, and founding partner Dusan Perovic will be at #SynBioBeta2026 this week in San Jose looking for the next generation of founders to back. Deviation spun out of @TwoSigmaVC with a clear thesis:...
Startups Favor Flutter Over Native for Faster Scaling
Why Startups Are Choosing Flutter Over Native in 2026: A CTO’s Perspective https://t.co/RCOd4dDYln < fairly strong case here for when to use a cross-platform framework like @FlutterDev and when to go native
AI Startup's Two Cofounders Aim Solo Billion-Dollar Companies
since babyagi, i've seen hundreds of agentic products and pitches there are only a few i immediately loved, and only one that i invested in past my usual entry stage that was cofounder 1 from @intelligenceco , and it was hard to...
Leverage Beats Effort: Build Scalable, Not Just Busy
Most founders confuse effort with leverage. Working harder isn't the same as building something that scales.
Fall in Love with the Process, Not the Finish
Most people quit because they were chasing the finish line. If you only love the outcome, you burn out when it’s far away. If you love the work, you show up when it’s boring, slow, and hard. That’s where the...
VC Offers Growth Multiplier, Strategy, and Founder Insight
Raise or bootstrap? VC isn’t just about money: 👉 A force multiplier for growth 👉 Strategic perspective across SaaS 👉 Helps check founder blind spots Episode 248 is live 👇 https://t.co/NXvJ9ucWeW #SaaS #Startups #VC https://t.co/ULgAhgzMd0
Ongoing Research Keeps Business Competitive
Market research should be ongoing. Regularly gather insights to keep your business relevant and competitive. Consistent research drives informed decision-making.💡
CEO Shares Winning Payer Pitch Strategies for Startups
Our second-ever premium-only webinar is coming up tomorrow. We talk to Providence Health Plan CEO @DonAntonucci for his advice on how startups should pitch payers for the best possible results. Expect Q&A as this event will be intimate. Register: https://t.co/GbnSxvi9jD @providence
Seeking Customer Pain Points in Pool Service
Doing some market research for our Pool Cleaning Business . What do you dislike about your pool service ?
Paper Rich, Cash Poor: Illiquidity Limits Opportunities
You can have a lot of money and still not be able to access it. In the early days of building Kit, the company was worth a lot on paper but I barely had enough cash to cover my mortgage. Has being...
World‑changing Startups Apply Before They're 100% Ready
Today is the deadline to apply for YC Summer 2026. If you're still hesitating: the companies that change the world don't wait until they're 100% ready. Applying is sometimes literally the first step.
Spare Bedrooms Fuel Startup Boom Amid Bigger Homes
Or maybe extra bedrooms Everyone talks about the average home size has increased … lots of businesses, including startups, have been started in spare bedrooms or home offices
Europe's Garage Shortage Stifles Outlier Innovation
It could actually be a significant problem that Europe doesn't have enough garages. This sounds like a joke, but I'm serious. Garages let you work on stuff that doesn't matter yet, which is how big things often start. The outliers...
Create New Categories, Own Unwritten Market Rules
Some of the best businesses were built for markets that didn't exist yet. When you create the category, you write the criteria by which every competitor who follows is evaluated. That's an enormous, lasting advantage. What problem exists that nobody has named yet?
Founders Burn Out when They Become Irreplaceable
Founders don't burn out from working too hard. They burn out from being irreplaceable for too long.
Entrepreneurship Research Misses the Real Post‑founding Struggle
Most entrepreneurship research studies the wrong things. It focuses on founding. What entrepreneurs actually struggle with is what comes after. Sustaining momentum. Transitioning to team-led. Navigating the long middle. The most useful knowledge isn't in the research. It's in the room.
Dell Launched His PC Empire From a Dorm Room
#ThisDayInTechHistory. May 3, 1984. Michael Dell starts a computer business from his college dorm room. https://t.co/UIsMUGGdCv
Arena Turns Curated Matches Into Real Opportunities
In this episode, founders Adriene Bueno and Parul Khosla discuss Arena, a curated matchmaking platform designed to connect mid-to-senior level professionals, athletes. and organizations across sports, media, and entertainment. They explain how Arena streamlines introductions with weekly curated matches, enforces...
Fund's Fake “Alumni Priority” Window Is a Scam
I got a mass email from a fund that claims they invest in YC startups "during the Alumni priority investment window." In fact there is no such thing as an "Alumni priority investment window."
From Audio Levels to Startup Levels: My Career Shift
Levels came from music actually like I wanted to level myself up from my Drum & Bass music career (where I'd a mixing desk with audio levels to produce songs or DJ) into a startup career
Wrong Investor Beats No Investor: Capital Lacks Integrity
Entrepreneurs: The WRONG investor is worse than no investor. Just because it’s capital there doesn’t mean it’s INTEGRITY there.
Build Scalable Verified Trust Amid Deepfake Crisis
Honestly, with deepfakes getting better and media trust declining,if you're an entrepreneur, building something that delivers verified trust at scale is one of the biggest opportunities of our era.
ARIA Partnership Fuels Exponential UK Startup Growth
We wanted to share our perspective following today’s article on ARIA in The Guardian. We are highly optimistic about the future of innovation in the UK and hope to play a meaningful role in supporting it, in partnership with ARIA. For...
Recruiting Is the Foundation; Other Departments Support Growth
Not all startup departments are equal. Recruiting is the foundation. Sales accelerates what already works. Marketing is leverage if you know your ICP. Customer success protects what you built. Finance keeps you alive… but doesn’t make you grow. https://t.co/4BbRKjbOWg
Startup Success Hinges on Enduring Emotional and Financial Pain
90% of your odds of success in a startup come down to how much emotional and financial pain you can endure.
Formidable, Earnest Founders Are Nearly Unstoppable
“When founders are both formidable and earnest, they're as close to unstoppable as you get.” Paul Graham on earnestness: https://t.co/gxNeNZMuew https://t.co/ZeczfLfCUk
Kids Are Joy; You Can Balance Family and Career
I had three kids under 24 months when I founded @boomsupersonic. And I didn’t have a supportive partner. Kids are a joy not a burden—even under difficult circumstances. You can have a family and an ambitious career—particularly if you choose your...
Never Quit: From $0 to $250M Revenue
Almost a decade ago. In our Prius aka our headquarters. I had lost all my money (for the 2nd time) a few months prior. The early days of entrepreneurship it sucked. We ate at 7-Eleven daily. Slept in extended stays....
Your Growth Resources Are Already Within Reach
One of my favorite moments in client work is when a founder realizes the resources they need to grow are already around them. They just need someone with a zoomed out view to see it and the design the right structure...
Bolt Secures $150M, Investors Demand Profitability First
SCOOP: CEO Ryan Breslow told staffers of "super app" Bolt it has signed term sheets for $150 million in new investments, but that investors want to see Bolt "hit profitability and get back on the path to hyper-growth before the...
Consistency Beats Numbers: Connect With Fellow Builders
Founder to founder. I don't care about your follower count. I don't care about your revenue. I care that you show up every day and build. If that's you, let's connect. What are you working on right now?
Challenging Experts Unlocked a Billion‑dollar Opportunity
Experts told us our product couldn't be made. We asked why. That question was worth $1 billion. In 2010, my partners and I had an idea for a protein bar that tasted like junk food but wasn't. We were software guys....
One Daily Habit Fueled My 8‑Figure Digital Success
In 2020, I was an employee stuck on Wall Street. Today, I run an 8-figure digital business. Here's the daily habit that helped me escape (with 11 tips to help you get started):
Execution, Not Information, Drives Six‑Figure Success
Built my entire six figure business using: • Free tools • Public knowledge • Borrowed frameworks Information isn't gatekeeper anymore Execution is
Turn Substack Zero to $10K/Month in 30 Days
We took our Substack from zero to $10,000/month in less than 30 days. Here's the exact system we used: For context, we have built our paid Substack Newsletter Write With AI to: • 110,000+ subscribers • $845,000+ in digital product sales • And $425,000+ in...
Earn $10k/Month Building AI Automations with Proven Playbook
"If you really want to make money... found an Agentic AI company." - Eric Schmidt the market is still starved for builders. but how do you actually hit $10k/month doing it? @eng_khairallah1 just dropped the exact playbook to build and sell AI automations. bookmark this...
Founder Limits Growth; Delegate to Scale Faster
The single biggest growth constraint in most small businesses is the founder. Delegation is not a management technique. It's a growth strategy. Differently is not the same as wrong. What are you still holding that someone else should own?
You Can Build Hardware Without Prior Expertise
In an X audio space last night someone attacked @Figure_robot’ founder @adcock_brett. Saying he doesn’t know how to build a hardware company. I defended. Nicholas Woodman started @GoPro as a surfer. He told me he didn’t know a thing about making a...
Meet Customers Where They Are, Not Copy Channels
The marketing channel that works for someone else won't work for you. Copying their channel without understanding why it worked for them is cargo-culling. Start with the customer. Where do they go when they have the problem you solve? Show up there in...
People Crave Free Third Spaces; Seeking Collaborators to Build Community
I feel like people are really craving FREE 3rd spaces to connect and find community. I want to create something. I have a free venue but need ideas and collaborators with similar values.
Clarify Your Offer: Turn Confusion Into Growth
A part of me wants to do business coaching on the side. Not the whole, let me set up your business structure, help you with marketing strategy, build out systems, etc. Get somebody else to do it! 😭 But instead, helping business owners...
Leverage Existing Partners: You’re More Resourced Than You Think
It doesn’t matter how limited your resources are inside your business because you’re probably more resourced than you think you are. You are likely resourced with partners who are already invested, already credible, and already reaching the people you want to...
Healthcare Platform Gold Rush: Fragmented Market, Easy Funding
the honest truth about building a healthcare platform: the sector is fragmented now motivated sellers are everywhere vendor finance is available i built multi 7 figures before institutions arrived the window is still open
Second Chance at $50k Grant After Major Progress
I applied for a non-dilutive program that offers $50k in support. This is my second time applying. I made the short list last time, but they didn't think I was ready. They reached out and asked me to apply this...