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The Strategy Test Most Founders Never Run
The one-sentence test that reveals whether your strategy actually lives inside the business or only on a slide.
14 hrs ago
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Chris Tottman
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The Due Diligence Test That Decides Whether Your Funding Actually Lands
The VC due diligence checks that expose ARR gaps, cap table errors, missing IP and customer churn and how to fix them before they cost you the round.*
Sep 2
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Chris Tottman
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August 2026
We Priced 255 Startup Accelerators. The Rankings Fell Apart.
Every accelerator offer is a priced round. Here are the two numbers that decide whether you are overpaying.
Aug 31
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Chris Tottman
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Agent Memory🧠, Granola’s Growth Playbook📝, When to Take Advice From Investors🥕
If you’re building, investing, or just trying to stay ahead of the curve, you’re in the right place.
Aug 29
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Ruben Dominguez
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Chris Tottman
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The Customers You Should Stop Selling To
How to separate the customers who can actually compound your growth from the ones quietly wasting your time.
Aug 27
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Chris Tottman
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243 Ways to Fund Your Startup Without Giving Up a Share
243 programmes. 63 regions. Billions in non-dilutive funding and the eligibility rules that decide whether you see any of it.**
Aug 26
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Chris Tottman
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The Founders’ Guide to Raising Before Christmas
The 12-week VC window, why September is already late, and what you need in place before investors return.
Aug 24
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Chris Tottman
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Build AI Systems That Improve Themselves🔄, The NRR-GRR Gap Reveals Hidden Churn📊, Investors Are Losing Faith in Startup Metrics🤔
If you’re building, investing, or just trying to stay ahead of the curve, you’re in the right place.
Aug 22
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Ruben Dominguez
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Chris Tottman
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Would Anyone Notice If Your Competitor Stole Your Homepage?
The 7-second test for finding out whether your software actually sounds different.
Aug 20
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Chris Tottman
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How Investors Spot Hidden Churn in Under 90 Seconds
Most founders show the right number. Investors calculate the missing one.
Aug 19
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Chris Tottman
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Your Startup Is Competing for 12.5% of the Money
PitchBook’s Q2 numbers landed this week. 87.5% of every US venture dollar went to AI. Here is the raise that still works for everyone else.
Aug 17
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Chris Tottman
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Startup Grant Radar💰, 2,000+ Family Offices🔍, How to Build AI Loops🔁
If you’re building, investing, or just trying to stay ahead of the curve, you’re in the right place.
Aug 15
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Ruben Dominguez
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Chris Tottman
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