The Rule of 40 Doesn't Mean What VCs Want You to Think It Means
VCs use the Rule of 40 to justify torching money on growth — but bootstrappers and prudent founders should use it as a composition exercise to build companies that actually survive.
Your Profit Margin Might Be Too High
A Rule of 40 score of 112 sounds incredible — but when you're getting acquired at 16x revenue, every dollar of profit you kept was a dollar you didn't multiply by 16.
Key Success Factors in Modern Business
Most companies don't fail because the market moved — they fail because they never built the internal systems that let them move with it.
The Impact of Growth Rates on VC Funding Strategies
The pace of your ascent to $10M ARR tells VCs everything they need to know about whether your company is worth betting on.
Long-Term Profitability in Startups: Why It Matters
Chasing growth at the expense of margins is a bet most startups eventually lose — here's how durable profitability changes the valuation equation.
Innovative Approaches to Compensation Planning for Startups
Most startup comp plans optimize for one thing — cash conservation — and lose candidates to better-structured offers that cost the same or less.
Unlocking Cost-Effective Primary Care for Startups
Healthcare benefits don't have to break the bank. Explore cost-effective primary care options that help startups offer competitive health benefits.
Comparing QSBS and S-Corp: Which Offers Better Tax Benefits?
The difference between QSBS and an S-Corp isn't just structural — it determines how much of your exit you actually keep.
Entrepreneurs Need to Be Comfortable Wearing Many Hats, Especially Tech Founders
The dual CEO/CTO role is survivable in the short run — but only if you know exactly when to stop doing it.
Big Business Ideas
Ideas are free — the rubric you use to evaluate them is what separates founders who ship from founders who plan.
How to Start a Tech Startup Company
Most founders chase the wrong things first — funding, fancy offices, perfect code — when the only thing that matters early is finding a real problem and proving someone will pay you to solve it.
Why You Should Brain Date: Reflections from SaaStr 2022
Twenty-plus brain dates, nearly 10,000 founders, and one clear lesson: the conversations you plan beat the ones you stumble into.
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