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August 28, 2026
What the Founders Who Made It Actually Have in Common
Melanie Perkins, Google's founders, and the Ring founder were all turned down before they broke through. The lesson isn't luck, it's preparation meeting the right room.
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August 27, 2026
A Bad Introduction Is Worse Than No Introduction at All
Warm intros are gold, but only the real ones. A lukewarm intro from someone who barely knows you can land worse than a great cold email.
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August 26, 2026
Why Investors Go Quiet
Radio silence after a pitch isn't usually personal. It's volume. Here's what a 106-rejection founder learned about qualifying investors before you pitch them.
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August 26, 2026
Protecting Your Time From the Few Who Aren't the Real Thing
Most investors are exactly who they say they are. A few aren't, and they've made due diligence everyone's job. Here's what to watch for, and why real investors don't mind being checked out.
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August 25, 2026
Not Every Investor Is Buying Right Now
A 'not right now' isn't always a rejection of your business. Investors have cycles too, and the founders who ask the right question early save themselves months.
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August 13, 2026
Investment Day: Neko Health Raises $700M to Make Preventive Healthcare the Norm
Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek just raised $700 million to scan your body and catch problems before they become crises. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the Series C. Here's why this deal matters — and what the investor had to say.
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July 23, 2026
Investment Day: Genius AI Just Hit $1.15B Valuation — Here's Why Lux Capital Bet Big on the Physical Economy
Twin sisters. Bootstrapped beginnings. 125,000 businesses. $44M Series D. Genius AI just became the latest female-founded unicorn — and the deal has a lot to teach founders about patient capital, niche-first strategy, and the AI opportunity hiding in plain sight.
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