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8 Red Flags When Pitching Investors

Raising venture capital is no easy task; many variables need to come into play and align for a round of funding to happen. We’ve covered extensively what a pitch deck should have and what your financials should answer, but today we are going talk about the deal-breakers. The stuff…

Pitch Deck

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8 Red Flags When Pitching Investors
8 Red Flags When Pitching Investors
Pitch Deck

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Financial Modeling for startups: the spreadsheet that made us profitable

You have one job as a CEO: don’t run out of money. Being on top of your Financial Model and business budget can make the difference, and allow managers and founders to make game-changing decisions. …

Startup

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Financial Modeling for startups: the spreadsheet that made us profitable
Financial Modeling for startups: the spreadsheet that made us profitable
Startup

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How much money do you get if your startup gets acquired?

A younger version of me and a younger version of this Youtube channel started this series called Startup Funding Explained. We went through a theoretical company’s story while analyzing how the cap table evolved through various rounds of funding. …

Startup

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How much money do you get if your startup gets acquired?
How much money do you get if your startup gets acquired?
Startup

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How to Kill a Unicorn: Fab.com

“Shit, this is a big problem,” Jason Goldberg wrote in a letter to company executives. His unicorn had run away and was heading directly towards a cliff. But he was no rookie. In fact, he was an accomplished entrepreneur. By 2013, when he sent the letter, his creations included…

Startup

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How to Kill a Unicorn: Fab.com
How to Kill a Unicorn: Fab.com
Startup

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Softbank $24 Billion down the drain

The legend goes that Masayoshi Son wanted to fund the future’s ideas, so he created a $30 BN dollar fund. That’s right, $30 BN. But just before he met with potential investors, he fiddled with the slides and changed the amount. The fund wouldn’t be $30 BN. …

Startup

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Softbank $24 Billion down the drain
Softbank $24 Billion down the drain
Startup

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Aug 1

How Does This EV Exist?! (The baffling economics of the Hummer EV)

In short, because we asked for it, but, as a business, the Hummer EV makes some sense. As we’ve (hopefully) become more aware of our environment, the world is taking massive strides to adopt cleaner transportation means. …

Business

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How Does This EV Exist?! (The baffling economics of the Hummer EV)
How Does This EV Exist?! (The baffling economics of the Hummer EV)
Business

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Jul 29

I Built a Fully-Automated Newsletter with GPT and Zapier

A couple of weeks ago, I set out to build The Nostalgia Newsletter, a (mostly) automated daily newsletter built entirely on GPT. In this article, I’m going to share everything under the hood about how I built it. Before that, some context: Some context: Debunking GPT Hustles After GPT went live (and viral?) in early…

Newsletter

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I Built a Fully-Automated Newsletter with GPT and Zapier
I Built a Fully-Automated Newsletter with GPT and Zapier
Newsletter

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Jun 19

Why Is Amazon Alexa Dying?

It’s mid-2023, and the web is packed with Amazon Echo discounts, and they’re significant. Some places sell it for $34, the lowest price in history. One might think this is the best opportunity to buy one, but the world isn’t rushing. Nobody is ordering them in such quantities that Amazon…

Tech

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Why Is Amazon Alexa Dying?
Why Is Amazon Alexa Dying?
Tech

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Jun 7

Can’t Believe Nokia Is Still Alive

Nokia is back on the news! Now, you can buy the legendary brand for a cheap and reliable phone. Oh, right. For those younger ones in our audience, there was a time when Nokia was one of the world’s biggest mobile phone manufacturers, with 50% of the global market share…

Tech

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Can’t Believe Nokia Is Still Alive
Can’t Believe Nokia Is Still Alive
Tech

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May 30

What’s Wrong With Modern Flying?

If you ask the older passenger, they will say that, once, long ago, flying wasn’t so bad, but, my, that has changed. Now, we look at air travel from a different perspective. Sure, it’s safer, faster, and more economical, but the experience isn’t pretty. We’ve all seen the videos…

Airlines

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What’s Wrong With Modern Flying?
What’s Wrong With Modern Flying?
Airlines

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