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🧩 The Reason Smart Teams Still Fail
A framework for understanding why alignment breaks and how progress actually gets made
Jan 15
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🧠 Most People Are Psychologically Unfit to Be Founders
Why founder personality shapes decisions, resilience, and outcomes more than skill or experience
Jan 8
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🧠 The Quiet Mechanics Behind Co-Founder Success That Most People Overlook
Every successful startup has a moment where the founders either align or unravel. This edition breaks down the forces that decide which path you take.
Jan 2
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🧩 The Hidden Tension Every Founder Feels — But Few Ever Name
How top founders navigate the invisible pressure between today’s metrics and tomorrow’s ambition — and keep investors aligned without losing control of…
Dec 26, 2025
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Chris Tottman
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🧨 The Hidden Red Flags Investors Catch That Founders Never See Coming
The hard truths every founder must confront before stepping into due diligence.
Dec 18, 2025
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Chris Tottman
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🔍 Your CV Isn’t Worth What You Think: The Data Behind How Investors Judge Founders
Founders overestimate the value of experience — investors don’t. Here’s how early-stage valuation actually works, and why adaptability beats pedigree…
Dec 11, 2025
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Chris Tottman
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🚀 The Startup Fundability Checklist: Are Your Metrics Investor Ready?
A founder’s guide to the essential benchmarks — CAC payback, retention, efficiency and growth — that determine whether investors see your business as…
Dec 4, 2025
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Chris Tottman
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🎯 Why Investors Back Certain Founders: Paul Graham’s Breakdown of What Really Matters
How today’s top founders think, speak, and execute when raising capital.
Nov 27, 2025
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Chris Tottman
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🚀 Before You Pitch: The Negotiation Secrets Investors Don’t Want You to Know
Avoid the traps investors never mention — and keep control of your company as you scale.
Nov 20, 2025
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Chris Tottman
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🧠 What Investors Are Really Asking (And How Smart Founders Answer)
How to turn tough investor questions into your biggest advantage.
Nov 13, 2025
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Chris Tottman
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🚨 Most Founders Fail Their Pitch in the First 5 Minutes — Here’s Why
You’re selling the story above the surface. They’re judging what’s below it.
Nov 6, 2025
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Chris Tottman
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⚡ The $100M Slide: How Founders Nail TAM, SAM & SOM
How to turn your market sizing from guesswork into a growth story investors trust.
Oct 30, 2025
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Chris Tottman
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