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The Fastest Startups Kill Departments, Not Ideas
Most startups don’t fail because they ran out of ideas. They fail because they couldn’t ship them fast enough.
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Great Product Marketing Kills Something Ugly
Use this simple messaging framework to show what your product replaces, what it eliminates, and why your customer should care.
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The New Startup Stack That’s Beating 10-Person Teams
Vibe coding sounds like a joke. But it’s how solo founders are launching working apps, testing real demand, and skipping months of dev time.
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The Programmatic SEO Strategy That Built Startups Like Airbnb And Zapier
Most startups publish blog posts and pray. But the ones quietly dominating organic traffic are using structured data and AI to scale SEO like engineers.
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How OpenVC Is Fixing Fundraising for Founders
An Unfiltered Conversation with OpenVC Co-Founder, Stephane Nasser

March 2025

Vibe Marketing Is Already Here
One smart marketer can outwork a team of five and most startups haven’t noticed yet.
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How Non-Tech Founders Are Shipping Real Apps with AI
An Interview with Viral Shah, Co-founder & CPO of Databutton
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The Science of First Impressions and Why Your Product Has 50ms to Win
Users decide in 50ms if they’ll stay or leave. Learn how friction kills conversions, the biggest UX mistakes, and when friction actually helps.
How to Use Memes to Grow Your Startup
Your Competitor Is Using Memes. You’re Paying for What They Get Free.
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February 2025

Interview Series: How to Raise VC Money in 2025 Without Losing Control
The unspoken rules of venture capital, the biggest founder mistakes, and how to raise money while keeping control of your startup.
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Dear Prince, You Are Not The Founder
The Harsh Truth About Power in Startups.
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How to Make High-Stakes Business Decisions (Without Freezing Up)
A practical framework for turning uncertainty into action.
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