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"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." - #Edison

Should you build a community or join one? Most founders get this wrong. Community ≠ acquisition It’s retention, rooted in identity. Sam Jacobs explains what actually works, ICP discipline, and what breaks at scale. April 23, 11 AM PT Register here: rb.gy/xw7orj

How to pitch your startup to investors: Stop explaining how your product works. Start explaining what changes because it exists. That’s what actually gets attention. More here ↓ mucker.com/blog/pitch-dec…

How to show traction before revenue? In our Pitch Decks That Raise Money session, Matt Gore (OPTIO) shared a simple idea: manufacture traction. One startup built a 100k-person waitlist before their product was ready. More here: mucker.com/blog/pitch-dec…

@Julian Hey Julian, quick VC Sheets question for you. Can I DM?

@Julian This is great! We had a session on Pitch Decks that also describe how to make your pitch deck raise funds here: mucker.com/blog/pitch-dec…

It's done! I read 3,000 startup pitch decks. I wanted to find what the incredible pitches had in common. Was there a "secret ingredient" unifying them? YES. The 4 best (that VCs wanted intros to) had the same talking point:

Many startups ship pricing quickly. Then spend months fixing it deal by deal. Join Jeffrey Tjiok, Partner at Simon-Kucher, for a session on building a structured monetization system founders can implement immediately. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

“If you don’t define what matters most and make it explicit, your team will do it for you.” Garrett Dallas on why misalignment creeps in long before founders notice it, and how it leads to burnout over time. Read more: mucker.com/blog/build-ali…

Is your pitch deck getting traction? This session covers what works and what doesn’t when raising capital. Matt W Gore is a pitch deck expert whose work has helped founders raise $3B+. 📅 Feb 26 | ⏰ 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

“You put a golden carrot out there for your sales team that’s out of reach. A golden carrot out of reach is not motivating. It’s irritating.” Insight from Donya Rose. Full session on how to design a sales compensation plan: mucker.com/blog/sales-com…

Reddit isn’t a channel anymore. It’s infrastructure for discovery. Colin James Belyea explains why Reddit is now inescapable in pre-purchase research across search and LLMs and why brands can’t fake their way into it. Full organic Reddit strategy here: mucker.com/blog/reddit-or…

Pitch Decks That Raise Money. Live session with Matt Gore Frameworks behind $3B+ in funding If you're preparing to raise, don’t miss this. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #Startups #Founders

@DanJCleary @converge_run Congrats on the launch!

If you've been wondering what all the hype was about for today, it's not Sonnet 5 or Opus 4.6, everyone is just super excited that @converge_run is launching on Product Hunt 🤷

Demo day isn’t the goal. Building a real business is. Founders - join our LIVE MuckerLab investor info call on January 26. Application deadline - February 6. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

What if the fastest way to get your startup cited in AI models wasn’t SEO… but Reddit? 👀 Learn how to turn Reddit into a growth engine that builds trust and gets you found in LLMs. Mucker Growth Session w/ expert Colin James Belyea RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Deadline to apply to the MuckerLab Accelerator is November 7. * No bootcamps. * No demo days. * Just real company-building, side-by-side with our team. If you're an early-stage founder, we’d love to hear from you. Apply Now: mucker.com/accelerator/

Did you miss our AI Building Day at LA Tech Week? We have a full recap with videos of every session here: mucker.com/blog/la-tech-w…

Founders, join our MuckerLab Accelerator info call this Mon Oct 27 at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET. Get the inside scoop and ask your questions live. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Once you put out a patent in AI it becomes public knowledge, it can be better to have trade secrets. Irina Kukuyeva, Ph.D. (she/her) at #LATECHWEEK

How to defend intelectual property in this age of AI? Building content is different than a guide, how much human expression do you have? That is actually what you own. You can protect the layers of human expression not what AI is creating. Vejay Lalla at #LATECHWEEK