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FinTech M&A Surges, Why Capital Efficiency Is Essential For Founders, and How To Build A Lasting Company In 2025

Too many startups are celebrating ARR milestones that don't mean anything.

Jun 20, 2025

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12 min read

IPO Exits Disappearing, Airbnb Bundles Lifestyle + Services, and Salesforce Makes $8B Acquisition To Enhance AI Backbone

May 30, 2025

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14 min read

AI’s Mid-2025 Reality Check, Immigrants Supercharging U.S. Innovation, DoorDash's Acquisitions, & Palantir's Big Lessons

May 16, 2025

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12 min read

Liberation Day, Wavering Market Confidence, and $25M+ in New Term Sheet & Transaction Volume through Cirrus

May 2, 2025

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11 min read

Reddit's Evolution Pre/Post $6.4B IPO, 48-Hour Market Flip, TikTok Ban Delayed, and How Scarcity Creates Focus

Apr 11, 2025

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12 min read

Napster Nostalgia + Acquisition, 23andMe is Bankrupt, VCs Are Not Saviors, and Cirrus Transacts $4M and $600K Deals

Mar 28, 2025

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11 min read

Founder Edition: Core Rules for Executing Well, Moving Fast, Winning Big, Avoiding Burnout + Beehiiv's Power Acquisition

Mar 7, 2025

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13 min read

Layoffs as a Strategy, Breaking Down Revenue by Employee, Y Combinator's Unicorn Playbook, and Bezos' Reinvesting Playbook

Feb 21, 2025

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13 min read

The Case for Founder-Led Pipeline, Shifts in the Private Credit Market, and DeepSeek: the AI That Knows Too Much?

Feb 6, 2025

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16 min read

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Previous Posts

FinTech M&A Surges, Why Capital Efficiency Is Essential For Founders, and How To Build A Lasting Company In 2025

IPO Exits Disappearing, Airbnb Bundles Lifestyle + Services, and Salesforce Makes $8B Acquisition To Enhance AI Backbone

AI’s Mid-2025 Reality Check, Immigrants Supercharging U.S. Innovation, DoorDash's Acquisitions, & Palantir's Big Lessons

Liberation Day, Wavering Market Confidence, and $25M+ in New Term Sheet & Transaction Volume through Cirrus

Reddit's Evolution Pre/Post $6.4B IPO, 48-Hour Market Flip, TikTok Ban Delayed, and How Scarcity Creates Focus

Napster Nostalgia + Acquisition, 23andMe is Bankrupt, VCs Are Not Saviors, and Cirrus Transacts $4M and $600K Deals

Founder Edition: Core Rules for Executing Well, Moving Fast, Winning Big, Avoiding Burnout + Beehiiv's Power Acquisition

Layoffs as a Strategy, Breaking Down Revenue by Employee, Y Combinator's Unicorn Playbook, and Bezos' Reinvesting Playbook

The Case for Founder-Led Pipeline, Shifts in the Private Credit Market, and DeepSeek: the AI That Knows Too Much?