VC
+2
Jan 29, 2026
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5 min read
What Investors Actually Look For in the First 18 Months
Why high-conviction founders plan for uncertainty
VC
+3
Jan 13, 2026
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6 min read
Why Black Startup Founders Have to Play a Different Game
What changes when you don’t start at the same starting line
PMF
+3
Jan 7, 2026
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6 min read
Building an Enterprise AI Startup from Day Zero
Lanai CEO Lexi Reese on customer discovery, focus, and fundraising
startup
+3
Dec 23, 2025
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7 min read
Building in Layers: The Compound Startup Playbook
A practical guide to building startups in regulated systems
startup
+3
Dec 3, 2025
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10 min read
How to Build in a Market That Won’t Let You In
"I would argue that there was probably more risk in this startup than most."
500 global
+20
Mar 7, 2025
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6 min read
What Your CEO Won't Tell You About Your Stock Options
“The company that you held shares in: if it went to zero, would you regret that you didn't sell?"
VC
+21
Feb 26, 2025
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3 min read
Why PR Comes Before PMF
“PR should be done at the very beginning, right from the very start.”
startup
+18
Feb 24, 2025
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3 min read
Investor Insights for African Startups with Capria Ventures’ Mobola da-Silva
“We're getting a bit more creative in Africa around funding for startups.”
startup
+19
Jan 27, 2025
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3 min read
2025 Cybersecurity Trends, Insights and Storytelling Advice from YL Ventures' Andy Ellis
"Reading the room is knowing when somebody already agrees with you.”
PMF
+13
Jan 17, 2025
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3 min read
From Seed to Series A: Lessons from Operant AI's Startup Journey
“We're not wasting time on wheel spinning.”
survey
+22
Dec 23, 2024
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3 min read
Mercury Raise 2024 Survey: Founder Challenges, Fundraising Trends, and the AI Hype Cycle
“The peer connection that founders have? It’s almost trauma bonding.”
startup
+17
Dec 16, 2024
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3 min read
How Fractional CFOs Become a CEO's 'Strategic Teammate'
"Part of it is getting a handle on cash flow and spend.”
