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Your Idea Isn’t Special. You Might Be.
“Why You?” is always the critical question we ask at Founder Collective, but in overheated markets, it becomes decisive.
How to Evaluate Early-Stage Startups: The Pattern Breakers Framework
One of the clearest frameworks I’ve seen for evaluating early-stage businesses.
The Unicorn Benchmark Is Dated
When your life-changing exit doesn’t put a dent in your investor’s fund, incentives misalign fast.
Two New Metrics that Might Keep Your Startup Alive in 2026
I’m skeptical of many startup “rules.” But trusting in exceptional founders has rarely led me too far astray.
3 fundraising “moves” if you’re happy (but not thrilled) with a funding offer
Venturing in Public – 3/20/25