Tag: Founders
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I’ve spent 10 days meeting amazing founders here in Tokyo. I keep seeing the same strengths, and the same challenges. And I have a solution: The US-Japan Hybrid Startup. Move the founders to the United States. Keep the rest of the team in Japan. This gives a startup the best…
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Last week, I landed in Tokyo and put up a single tweet: “What founders should I meet?” It blew up, getting thousands of views. Ever since, I’ve been fielding a flurry of messages from awesome Japanese founders. These are some amazing companies! Here’s what I’m seeing in the Japanese startup…
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Every investor is throwing money at AI. But if you’re building in an unsexy area, is raising money even possible? A frustrated consumer hardware founder recently posed this question to Reddit. He’s seeing VC’s rip huge checks into AI while he’s struggling to raise any money at all. But there’s…
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“Mike” has raised over $17 million. The way he gets investor intros is totally different from most founders. Here’s how it works… A Radically Different Approach On Tuesday, I was chatting with Mike (not his real name). I’ve invested in his startup twice, and he’s gearing up to start a…
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We’re falling behind our adversaries in critical areas: solar panels, rare earths, and drones. Will you be the founder who puts us back on top? This morning, I want to put the word out on some critical areas where I’m looking for startups. All three share a theme: America’s independence…
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Jason Calacanis runs one of the best accelerators: the LAUNCH Accelerator. I’ve invested in a dozen of their graduates. Here are my top 3 startups in their new cohort… 3. Lauft. I love stalking Zillow to see all the cool houses for sale. What if I could swipe like Tinder…
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Investors like me are bombarded with e-mails. A face-to-face chat makes you stand out. Here’s how to find investors to pitch in person… OpenVC has an amazing free tool called OpenVC Map. It maps the location of over 16,000 venture firms and angel investors worldwide. I’ll actually be showing up…
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You’re crushing it online – 750,000 visitors in 120 days. You’re ready to raise a round, right? Wrong. Lots of Eyeballs, No Revenue Even if a startup gets a lot of attention online, it’s usually not enough to raise capital today. Take the example of a founder on Reddit… He’s…
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14 out of almost 200 startups in YC W26 hit $1 million ARR by Demo Day, according to Garry Tan. That’s the highest ever. $1 million ARR by Demo Day is what an elite YC startup looks like in 2026. The Numbers, Straight from Garry I look at tons of…
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Most startups I meet are slinging ugly products. No more excuses! Here’s how to use Google Stitch to produce a beautiful design in minutes… Google recently dropped Stitch, its new AI design tool. Just talk to Stitch and it will produce any app design you want, for free. This morning…
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