The most blunt advice I can give you is to assume your startup will die, then fight relentlessly to keep it alive.

Startups are hard. The data proves it.

Compound companies are those that integrate multiple products into a cohesive, interconnected suite.

Your brand isn’t your logo. It’s not your font, your color scheme, or the clever subject line you wrote last week.

Polarizing startup ideas tend to be the ones that provide outsized results.

Yes, you can crowdfund and still build a successful company, but not a high-growth, venture-scale startup.

It must be completed and attached to the meeting invite before anyone accepts the meeting invite.

…unless you have a unique insight or an unfair advantage.

Here's the template for a 5 Minute Pitch.

Startups without existential urgency don't win.

I wish someone had told me this when I built my first product.

Some would scoff and decry "hustle culture," but work-life balance looks different for everyone, depending on their values, priorities, and personal circumstances.

This framework ensures clear understanding, impact assessment, and proactive next steps.

"We need to make a few more changes!" No, you don't.

Without knowing where I am, you know exactly where I am.

If you are fundraising or thinking about fundraising for your startup, you need to read this report.

The average salary in startups has increased by 5% year-over-year.

Fundraising for your startup? There's seasonality in Venture Capital.

Riff helped me have critical conversations personally during my morning and evening commutes.

“…and then used my dad’s credit card (with permission, I think?)…”

That’s the question Techstars Managing Director Katie Rae would ask us every week.

Q1 2024: 1,064 total rounds and $16.3B in cash raised.

Here's a breakdown of startup fundraising by state.

Spotlight market savvy, startup originality, and dynamic team synergy.

You are not required to have one as a startup, but it can be a difference-maker if you do.

Too many founders try to "build the car" when, in reality, their users would simply love a skateboard.

A lack of communication is a lack of performance.

It stinks when people leave, but it’s inevitable.

I have bad news: Your idea isn’t as unique you might think. I have good news: Ideas matter much less than the execution.

People are best at solving problems they experience, meaning that their first users are like them.