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Fundraising has side effects
As you may or may not know…
Lovable just confirmed a $400 million raise at a $13.3 billion valuation, doubling what it was worth just eight months ago in December. ARR has nearly 3x, they're tracking toward $600 million by the end of this...
10,000 paying users through word of mouth
What did Tomo do to make users do all the selling for them?
Word of mouth is probably the growth strategy every founder wants.
Big techs want to build the AI "super app"
Founders, this can change your whole roadmap
Big techs in the US seem to be racing to build the AI “super app.” If you’re an early-stage founder building on top of these platforms, this trend should make you feel both excited and cautious.
VC-backed startups commit more fraud
If startup fraud had a playbook, researchers may have just found it.
A study from Imperial College and Emlyon Business School found out that instead of one big decision, fraud usually grows through a series of tiny decisions, and it’s a 3-...
Founder's 996 grind culture was never the flex
It's more complicated than "work harder" versus "work less"
For the past few years, many Silicon Valley founders have convinced themselves that the only way to compete with China’s AI industry is to work longer hours. They rationalized tha...
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