Back After a Pause — Lessons from the Past Month + Who’s Getting Funded

This week: A brief reflection, a funding roundup across AI, fintech, and sustainability, and what founders are learning about resilience and real focus.

Gut vs. Data, Human vs. AI, and What VCs Are Actually Funding

A packed week: Startup funding trends, 4 founder lessons from LinkedIn, and why CuspAI’s $100M round matters more than you think.

Are You Copying Competitors or Learning from the Best?

Plus: 38 startups funded this week and how to know if you're chasing operational wins or real transformation.

What’s On Your Calendar Is What Gets Built

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.

Are You Assigning Ops People to Transformation Work?

This week’s theme: What got funded, what’s getting missed, and why your internal assignments may be sabotaging your best strategies.

What Smart Founders Are Doing With AI (Hint: It's Not Just Cutting Headcount)

This week’s issue: August funding trends, how CEOs are misplaying the AI opportunity, and why proximity and pricing will matter more than ever.

Why Smaller Teams Are Outpacing the Giants

This week: What’s getting funded, the hidden cost of short-termism, and why fast, focused execution is crushing legacy playbooks.

The Frameworks Founders Actually Need

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 Founder Brief – AI, Summer Slowdowns & Smarter Strategy

The only thing worse than being behind... is standing still.

Weekly Founder Brief: "Proximity, Panic & Progress

You don’t need to be in the room—but you do need a system to get there.

Your Not Missing Talent. Your Missing Access.

How to manufacture momentum and map the intros that move the needle.

Still Playing Checkers? Here’s the Mindset Shift That Changes Everything

Early-stage funding, capital discipline, and the evolution from founder to strategic leader.

Are You Actually Working a Strategy—Or Just Staying Busy?

Funded founders aren’t doing more. They’re doing what works, relentlessly.

The Founder’s Next Chapter

If you’ve taken the company as far as you can—here’s what to do next (and who to do it with).

Who you are is the Strategy

Fundraising, leadership, momentum—it all hinges on the version of you that shows up.

You Are the Brand—Act Like It

Visibility isn’t vanity. It’s strategy. Plus: Who got funded and when transparency backfires.

Creativity Is Killing Your Sales (and What to Do Instead)

The Time Leak in Your Startup (and Who Just Got Funded for Doing It Right)

🚀 This Week’s Startup Funding + The Rise of AI-First Companies

How startups are shifting from traditional org structures to AI-powered teams

🚀 Who Got Funded + What the Data Says About Startup Funding Trends

How can you put your best foot forward to drive outcomes for your organization

🚀 Who Got Funded + The Future of Company Building in the AI Era

Funding is still flowing, but the way we build companies is shifting fast.

🚀 Who Got Funded + How to Evaluate Your Team Like Meta

Tips for evaluating your team members, balancing marketing and brand building and how to handle building sustainable customer practices.

💰 Who Got Funded + How Often Should You Tweak Your Pitch Deck? 🚀

News about U.S. based seed and A funding rounds, and tips and tricks for founders.

🚀 Who Got Funded + Is SaaS Dead? Let’s Debate.

The Hottest Early-Stage Deals + GTM Tips for Founders 🔥