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August 27, 2026
A Bad Introduction Is Worse Than No Introduction at All
Warm intros are gold, but only the real ones. A lukewarm intro from someone who barely knows you can land worse than a great cold email.
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August 26, 2026
Why Investors Go Quiet
Radio silence after a pitch isn't usually personal. It's volume. Here's what a 106-rejection founder learned about qualifying investors before you pitch them.
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August 26, 2026
Protecting Your Time From the Few Who Aren't the Real Thing
Most investors are exactly who they say they are. A few aren't, and they've made due diligence everyone's job. Here's what to watch for, and why real investors don't mind being checked out.
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August 25, 2026
Not Every Investor Is Buying Right Now
A 'not right now' isn't always a rejection of your business. Investors have cycles too, and the founders who ask the right question early save themselves months.
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August 13, 2026
Investment Day: Neko Health Raises $700M to Make Preventive Healthcare the Norm
Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek just raised $700 million to scan your body and catch problems before they become crises. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the Series C. Here's why this deal matters — and what the investor had to say.
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July 23, 2026
Investment Day: Genius AI Just Hit $1.15B Valuation — Here's Why Lux Capital Bet Big on the Physical Economy
Twin sisters. Bootstrapped beginnings. 125,000 businesses. $44M Series D. Genius AI just became the latest female-founded unicorn — and the deal has a lot to teach founders about patient capital, niche-first strategy, and the AI opportunity hiding in plain sight.
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