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When You Should (and Shouldn't) Split Equity Evenly
If you ask a partner at Y Combinator how you and your cofounder(s) should split equity, most would probably answer with “evenly.” But, interestingly…
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Michael Houck
Hiring for Potential vs. Experience
I’ve been in bed with a nasty case of COVID for the last week. Feeling better now and back on track! Here’s today at a glance: Opportunity → AI…
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Michael Houck
Reference Checks as a Service
Today at a glance: Opportunity → Reference Checks as a Service Framework → The Decision Matrix Resource → Cut Avoidable Spending Trend → Overemployment…
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Michael Houck
8 Lessons From The Most Successful Pivots Ever
How do founders pull off successful pivots and go on to build unicorns? Normally when you ask people this, they tell you about Slack or Netflix. But…
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Michael Houck
Painkillers vs. Vitamins
As a reminder, Two Minute Startup goes out every Tuesday. I share the most interesting things I found each week about startups, and you can read it in 2…
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Michael Houck
How Much Equity Should Founders Give To Early Employees?
Picture this: you’ve found the perfect engineer to join your startup as your first employee, AND they’re interested. Then they ask “how much equity are…
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Michael Houck
SpaceX's Product Checklist
Today at a glance: Opportunity → AI Audio Ad Blocker Framework → Shape Up Resource → Easy Performance Reviews for Startups Trend → Summarizing Tools…
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Michael Houck
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