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💥 Early-Stage Growth Hacks: Do Things That Don’t Scale
It sounds counter-intuitive. Yet, Airbnb almost died without it. Here's why:
May 29 • 
Chris Tottman
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💥 Early-Stage Growth Hacks: Do Things That Don’t Scale
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How to Build the Tech Stack Your Business Needs to Scale
Small Business OS: Learn how to build and improve your tech stack as you build your company.
May 28 • 
Chris Tottman
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Ruben Dominguez Ibar
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How to Build the Tech Stack Your Business Needs to Scale
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Humans as Luxury Goods in the Age of AI🍷, The Art of Cold-Emailing a Billionaire📬, How to Split Equity With Co-Founders 👥
If you're building, investing, or just trying to stay ahead of the curve, you're in the right place.
May 24 • 
Ruben Dominguez Ibar
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Chris Tottman
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Humans as Luxury Goods in the Age of AI🍷, The Art of Cold-Emailing a Billionaire📬, How to Split Equity With Co-Founders 👥
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🚫 15 Mistakes That Kill Startups—and How to Avoid Them
The startup graveyard is full of founders that didn't make it past year one—not because they weren’t talented, visionary, or ambitious—but because they…
May 22 • 
Chris Tottman
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🚫 15 Mistakes That Kill Startups—and How to Avoid Them
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Co-Founder Conflict 101: Should You Stay Together or Part Ways?
Small Business OS: Feeling tension in your meetings? Learn how to navigate co-founder conflict to avoid tanking your business.
May 21 • 
Chris Tottman
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Ruben Dominguez Ibar
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Co-Founder Conflict 101: Should You Stay Together or Part Ways?
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AI-Driven Layoffs📉, Google Launches AI Fund💰, Startup Option Pools⚖️
If you're building, investing, or just trying to stay ahead of the curve, you're in the right place.
May 17 • 
Ruben Dominguez Ibar
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Chris Tottman
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AI-Driven Layoffs📉, Google Launches AI Fund💰, Startup Option Pools⚖️
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Default Alive vs. Default Dead: The Brutal Truth Every SaaS Founder Must Face
There’s a moment in every founder’s journey—usually late at night, laptop open, heart pounding—when you stare at the numbers and ask: “Are we going to…
May 15 • 
Chris Tottman
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Default Alive vs. Default Dead: The Brutal Truth Every SaaS Founder Must Face
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When to Pull the Plug on the Feature That Took Months to Build
Small Business OS: Struggling to prune a product you've invested so much into? Dive into these key indicators for when it's time to kill a feature.
May 14 • 
Chris Tottman
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Ruben Dominguez Ibar
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When to Pull the Plug on the Feature That Took Months to Build
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The True Cost of Churn💥, Venture Capital 3.0 🤖, How Founders Should Think About Runway💸
If you're building, investing, or just trying to stay ahead of the curve, you're in the right place.
May 10 • 
Ruben Dominguez Ibar
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Chris Tottman
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The True Cost of Churn💥, Venture Capital 3.0 🤖, How Founders Should Think About Runway💸
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🎯 Ikigai for Business: Aligning Purpose and Profit
Why I’ll never write a mission statement again without this framework.
May 8 • 
Chris Tottman
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CEO-Level Strategies for Confident Negotiation
Small Business OS: Learn how to take your negotiation skills to the next level by mastering several tactics and styles that can transform deals.
May 7 • 
Chris Tottman
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Ruben Dominguez Ibar
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AGI Declassified🤖, EQT's Founder Test📝, Best Practices for Using Cursor👨‍💻
If you're building, investing, or just trying to stay ahead of the curve, you're in the right place.
May 3 • 
Ruben Dominguez Ibar
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Chris Tottman
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AGI Declassified🤖, EQT's Founder Test📝, Best Practices for Using Cursor👨‍💻
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