Landon Howell 8/10/25 Landon Howell 8/10/25

What are the different roles in a VC Firm?

Here is the map of who does what.

Landon Howell 6/23/25 Landon Howell 6/23/25

5 Minute Startup Pitch Tips

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

Landon Howell 6/15/25 Landon Howell 6/15/25

Remote work is a disaster for young professionals

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

Landon Howell 6/15/25 Landon Howell 6/15/25

All the features missing from the first iPhone

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

Landon Howell 6/15/25 Landon Howell 6/15/25

Startups should quit more often

Pivoting is just quitting in a hoodie.

Landon Howell 6/15/25 Landon Howell 6/15/25

Salespeople: Stop chasing dead deals

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

Landon Howell 6/15/25 Landon Howell 6/15/25

How to send a sales ‘Goodbye’ email

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

Landon Howell 6/8/25 Landon Howell 6/8/25

Startups are built by imperfectionists

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

Landon Howell 6/1/25 Landon Howell 6/1/25

Assume your startup will die

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

Landon Howell 6/1/25 Landon Howell 6/1/25

Startup Failure Rates in 2025

Startups are hard. The data proves it.

Landon Howell 6/1/25 Landon Howell 6/1/25

The importance of building a compounding company

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

Landon Howell 5/26/25 Landon Howell 5/26/25

Your brand is your customer’s reaction to your emails

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

Landon Howell 5/23/25 Landon Howell 5/23/25

Polarizing startup ideas are great

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

Landon Howell 11/12/24 Landon Howell 11/12/24

Should startups do crowdfunding? No.

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

Landon Howell 10/9/24 Landon Howell 10/9/24

Startup meeting template

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

Landon Howell 10/5/24 Landon Howell 10/5/24

Universal truths make bad startup ideas

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

Landon Howell 10/4/24 Landon Howell 10/4/24

How to win a startup pitch competition

Here's the template for a 5 Minute Pitch.

Landon Howell 9/23/24 Landon Howell 9/23/24

It's okay to hack things together

Startups without existential urgency don't win.

Landon Howell 9/23/24 Landon Howell 9/23/24

If your product is working, you'll know.

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

Landon Howell 9/23/24 Landon Howell 9/23/24

Work-life balance is in the eye of the beholder

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

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