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Case studies

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Carnegie and Frick: How the bitterest partnership built American steel

Founders May 26, 2019

Case studies 9

Long-term planning 6

Management 5

Permanent savings from cost control beat cyclical revenue every time.
Best time to expand: when everyone else is too scared to.
A 20-year empire-building partnership destroyed by ego and $170k.

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Motivation

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How to keep momentum going after a win

StoryBrand With Donald Miller May 23, 2019

Motivation 9

Management 5

A win stops momentum faster than a loss.
Celebrating without a next goal signals the story is over.
Follow every win immediately by defining the next one.

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Hiring & recruitment

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How to find a cofounder: YC's data and advice

Y Combinator May 23, 2019

Hiring & recruitment 9

Equity & cap tables 6

94% of top YC companies have cofounders — solo founding is rare at scale.
Best cofounders come from school or work, where trust is already built.
Equal equity split signals equal commitment for the 8–10 year journey ahead.

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SEO

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Seven Digital Marketing Channels Beginners Should Master One at a Time

Ahrefs May 22, 2019

SEO 8

Content marketing 8

Growth hacking 7

Master one channel fully before starting the next — breadth kills early momentum.
Content-first thinking beats product promotion; help people solve problems first.
Paid ads need audience, budget, and intent alignment — use content as the bridge.

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Founder interviews

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How Brian Scudamore built $440M in revenue by embracing failure

Bill Gallagher May 22, 2019

Founder interviews 10

Culture building 6

Resilience & grit 5

Firing your entire team can be the right leadership move.
Passion follows commitment — start before the idea is perfect.
A love/hate exercise led to a hire that 4x'd revenue.

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Copywriting

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How to attract people to your brand using story loops

StoryBrand With Donald Miller May 22, 2019

Copywriting 9

Branding 6

Open a question in people's minds — they stay until it's answered.
Your question must agitate a pain only your product resolves.
Ask: what story loop can I open that my product closes?

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Founder interviews

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How Meesho built India's largest social commerce platform for tier 2/3 users

Y Combinator May 22, 2019

Founder interviews 9

Pivoting 8

Community building 6

Zero capital needed: anyone can start a WhatsApp store and only pay when orders arrive
Jio, UPI, and WhatsApp converging created the exact audience Meesho was built for
Chasing VC metrics wasted months — building for user belief beats fundraising signals

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Public speaking

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