4 rooms. 12 hours. Still oversubscribed.

Here is the map of who does what.

One founder. One story. Five minutes. Good luck.

The shortcut to a better career is to sit near someone great.

The most important product of the last 20 years—the iPhone—launched wildly imperfectly.

Pivoting is just quitting in a hoodie.

That “just checking in” note? It’s annoying. That “bumping this up” message? It’s noise.

Ghosting by a sales prospect isn’t rejection. It’s indecision, misalignment, or deprioritization. But it is a signal.

If your startup isn’t growing, it’s dying. Perfectionists slow growth.

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.