The Founders Edge
This is a newsletter to help founders with leadership, funding and growth hacking
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A packed week: Startup funding trends, 4 founder lessons from LinkedIn, and why CuspAI’s $100M round matters more than you think.
Plus: 38 startups funded this week and how to know if you're chasing operational wins or real transformation.
This week’s theme: If you don’t know what you’re rowing toward, neither does your team. Plus, who just got funded and why it matters.
This week’s theme: What got funded, what’s getting missed, and why your internal assignments may be sabotaging your best strategies.
This week’s issue: August funding trends, how CEOs are misplaying the AI opportunity, and why proximity and pricing will matter more than ever.
This week: What’s getting funded, the hidden cost of short-termism, and why fast, focused execution is crushing legacy playbooks.
The best founders don’t just execute—they teach their teams how to win. This week: What’s getting funded, the frameworks that drive clarity, and how to beat the summer slowdown.
The only thing worse than being behind... is standing still.
You don’t need to be in the room—but you do need a system to get there.
How to manufacture momentum and map the intros that move the needle.
Early-stage funding, capital discipline, and the evolution from founder to strategic leader.
Funded founders aren’t doing more. They’re doing what works, relentlessly.
