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5 Startup Rules We Broke on the Way to Building a Successful Company

Post author By crystalg
Post date October 2, 2026

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900 Applicants Wanted a Startup Internship. First, They Had to Meet a Surprising Old-School Requirement.

Post author By crystalg
Post date September 28, 2026

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The Road Less Traveled — The 3 Unconventional Paths I Took to Build a Successful Startup

Post author By crystalg
Post date September 22, 2026

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The Old Startup Playbook Won’t Cut It Anymore. Here’s What It Takes to Build a Successful Company Today.

Post author By crystalg
Post date September 16, 2026

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Travis Kalanick’s robotics startup taps Meta veteran for top AI role

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Post date September 14, 2026

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Former Google chief scientist Jeff Dean is raising again for his new AI startup, seeking around a $50 billion valuation

Post author By crystalg
Post date September 11, 2026

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He Built Products at Beats, Apple and LVMH. Here’s How He Ended Up at a $1.5 Billion Startup That’s Making Your Data Safer.

Post author By crystalg
Post date September 10, 2026

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Paul Graham says launching a startup is the ‘least efficient’ way to look cool

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Post date September 4, 2026

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Paul Graham says launching a startup is the ‘least efficient’ way to look cool

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Post date September 4, 2026

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The First Black Woman to Co-Found a Unicorn Startup Breaks Down Her Business Advice: ‘When I Tried to Be Less Nice I Sounded Ridiculous.’

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Post date August 26, 2026

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Fei-Fei Li says she runs her AI startup like a ‘tiger mom’

Post author By crystalg
Post date August 20, 2026

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What investors say went wrong at Selena Gomez’s mental health startup Wondermind

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Post date August 15, 2026

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Selena Gomez Was Just Sued for $1.2 Million Over Her Mental Health Startup. Here’s What Her Investors Allege.

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Post date August 14, 2026

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Batteries Powered By Rust? This Startup Raised $750 Million to Build Them.

Post author By crystalg
Post date August 13, 2026

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Departing Google chief scientist Jeff Dean has been in talks for a $10 billion valuation for his new AI startup

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Post date August 12, 2026

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I Watched My Startup Run Out of Time and Money — Here Are the 5 Steps That Turn a Setback Into Your Next Advantage

Post author By crystalg
Post date August 8, 2026

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Here Are the Tell-Tale Signs a Startup Founder Used AI to Apply to Y Combinator: ‘It Feels Like Being Lied to’

Post author By crystalg
Post date August 7, 2026

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I dreamt of building rockets until my aunt’s illness inspired me to build an AI startup that’s raised nearly $10 million

Post author By crystalg
Post date July 25, 2026

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As a Startup Advisor, I See AI’s Limitations Daily. Here’s How to Refine Its Output So It Actually Attracts Investors.

Post author By crystalg
Post date July 22, 2026

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Humanoid startup Agility Robotics doesn’t want ‘coin-operated employees’

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Post date July 20, 2026

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The 6-Step Playbook for Building an AI-Powered Startup Without Burning Through Cash

Post author By crystalg
Post date July 18, 2026

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“I’m Not a Big Company CEO.” A Billion-Dollar Founder’s Confession — and What It Reveals About Startup Success

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Post date July 15, 2026

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I’m a writer who left LA for an AI startup in San Francisco. It was like stepping into a whole new world.

Post author By crystalg
Post date July 12, 2026

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The One Trait That Actually Predicts Startup Success (Hint: It’s Not Age)

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Post date July 10, 2026

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The President of a $159 Billion Startup Says College Students Should Use This Strategy to Stand Out in a Competitive Job Market

Post author By crystalg
Post date June 29, 2026

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My Startup Hit a $120 Million Valuation — Everything Came Down to These 4 First-Year Decisions

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Post date June 15, 2026

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7 Costly Financial Mistakes That Can Quietly Derail a Growing Startup

Post author By crystalg
Post date June 8, 2026

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Why the Best Startup Ideas Often Start with a ‘No’

Post author By crystalg
Post date June 6, 2026

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This startup founder says he works 7 days a week, keeps a mattress in the office, and sleeps 3 hours a night

Post author By crystalg
Post date June 1, 2026

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This $4 Billion Startup Just Laid Off 22% of Employees — So It Can Offer Remaining Staff $1 Million Salaries

Post author By crystalg
Post date May 26, 2026

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A productivity startup is laying off 22% of the company to create million-dollar salary bands

Post author By crystalg
Post date May 21, 2026

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AI coding startup Cursor is hiring for 200 roles in one region

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Post date May 15, 2026

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An AI crypto startup says it’s going ‘AI-native’ by slashing 25% of its workforce

Post author By crystalg
Post date May 5, 2026

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I Helped Grow a Startup to a $1.8 Billion Acquisition by Adobe — Here’s the Secret to Scaling Successfully

Post author By crystalg
Post date May 5, 2026

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Why the Quietest Person in the Room Might Build the Best Startup

Post author By crystalg
Post date April 17, 2026

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Meta paused its work with AI training startup Mercor after a data breach

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Post date April 3, 2026

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A startup founder explains why she built 9 AI employees: ‘I am a breathless OpenClaw bro’

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Post date April 1, 2026

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A $700M Nvidia-backed AI search startup is hiring ‘rebellious’ engineers, its CEO told us

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Post date March 30, 2026

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Your Startup Is Growing Faster Than Its Founder — Here’s the Playbook to Fix It

Post author By crystalg
Post date March 29, 2026

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Why Swedish vibe-coding startup Lovable rejects candidates who want rigid structure — and hires for ‘founder DNA’

Post author By crystalg
Post date March 27, 2026

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The Startup Mistake No One Talks About — Until It Shuts You Down

Post author By crystalg
Post date March 25, 2026

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Lawyers hate timesheets. This startup wants to do them for you.

Post author By crystalg
Post date March 23, 2026

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Want Your Startup to Survive? Track Burn Rate Like It’s Your Real Health Score

Post author By crystalg
Post date March 22, 2026

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Employees who don’t vibe code are ‘probably underperforming,’ fintech startup product chief says

Post author By crystalg
Post date March 16, 2026

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Do Chatbots Fill You With Rage? This Startup Will Pay You $100 an Hour to ‘Bully’ AI.

Post author By crystalg
Post date March 13, 2026

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Anthropic lawyer says the government is ‘pressuring’ companies to ditch the AI startup in favor of competitors

Post author By crystalg
Post date March 10, 2026

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Yann LeCun’s startup has a new CEO — and $1 billion

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Post date March 10, 2026

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Brazilian AI startup fund Shiva raised $10 million, and it’s betting on tiny teams. Read its pitch deck.

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Post date March 9, 2026

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How to Stop Your Startup Sale From Erasing Who You Are as an Entrepreneur

Post author By crystalg
Post date March 3, 2026

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8 Tax Pitfalls to Avoid When Expanding Your U.S. Startup Overseas

Post author By crystalg
Post date March 2, 2026

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Why Raising VC Too Early Is the Fastest Way to Kill Your Startup

Post author By crystalg
Post date February 27, 2026

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The Fastest Way to Kill a Startup? This Common Mistake That Looks Like Progress

Post author By crystalg
Post date February 21, 2026

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This Dad’s Side Hustle Led to $80 Million a Year: ‘My Only Startup Costs Were a Laptop and Internet’

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Post date February 19, 2026

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Move Over Unicorns. ‘Soonicorns’ Are Taking Over the Startup World in 2026.

Post author By crystalg
Post date February 18, 2026

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Move Over Unicorns. ‘Soonicorns’ Are Taking Over the Startup World in 2026.

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Post date February 17, 2026

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How to Protect Your Startup and Close Bigger Deals With This One Legal Agreement

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Post date February 5, 2026

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Your Culture Is Your Capital. Here’s How to Turn Soft Values Into Hard Startup Metrics

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Post date January 20, 2026

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An OpenAI-backed humanoid robot startup says it’s moving away from using humans to train its Optimus rival

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Post date January 16, 2026

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Forget the Startup Grind — Millennials Are Taking a Shortcut to Business Ownership

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Post date January 14, 2026

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5 Signs Your Startup Is Ready to Launch

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Post date January 10, 2026

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Meta expands nuclear power ambitions to include Bill Gates’ startup

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Post date January 9, 2026

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The CEO of $2 billion AI training startup says that humans will stay involved in data creation for decades

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Post date January 4, 2026

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A Bad Market Doesn’t Kill Startups — That Belief Does. Here’s How to Launch a Startup in Any Economy.

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Post date January 1, 2026

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What is Manus, the Chinese-founded AI startup Meta is buying for over $2 billion?

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Post date December 30, 2025

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I Spent $160,000 of My Family’s Savings to Bootstrap a Startup — Here’s What No One Tells You About Funding

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Post date December 20, 2025

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Erebor Bank, Palmer Luckey’s crypto-oriented finance startup, just got one step closer to launching

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Post date December 18, 2025

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Every Startup Reaches This Fork in the Road — Here’s How to Choose Your Path

Post author By crystalg
Post date December 16, 2025

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Why the CEO of a $1 Billion Startup Rejects Silicon Valley’s Hustle Culture: ‘People Are Rushing Too Much’

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Post date December 11, 2025

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I’m building my AI startup in high school. I don’t buy the dropout myth — I’m still going to college.

Post author By crystalg
Post date December 7, 2025

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Skip the Startup Struggle — Here’s How Buying a Business Lets You Profit Sooner

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Post date December 4, 2025

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Inside the Dorm-Room Startup Fueling the $1.6 Billion NIL Gold Rush

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Post date December 3, 2025

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This startup uses an AI copilot to help you make deeper professional connections. Read the pitch deck it used to raise $4M.

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Post date November 29, 2025

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