Growth
How to Decide Whether to Pivot Your Early Startup (and What Kind of Pivot)
How to decide whether to pivot your early startup: fix-vs-pivot-vs-stop signals, a dated check, the 10 pivot types, runway math and a one-week plan.
Nov 9, 2026
Growth
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How to Get a News-Style Feature Article About Your Startup
How to get a news-style feature article about your startup on Lede Press: what an edition page is, free vs $29 plans, and how to verify the link.
Nov 5, 2026
Growth
How to Pick a Launch Date for Your Startup (and What to Avoid)
How to pick a launch date for your startup: pass readiness gates, staff the first 72 hours, dodge holidays and events, then spread a launch week.
Nov 5, 2026
Growth
Editorial vs Directory Backlinks: What Each Actually Does for a New Site
Editorial vs directory backlinks: what a directory listing and an editorial article each do for a new site, when each is worth it, and a first-month plan.
Nov 4, 2026
Growth
Product Hunt Alternatives for a First Launch
Product Hunt alternatives for beginners: gentler sites like Product Hunt for a first launch, a readiness check, a launch-week plan and mistakes to skip.
Nov 4, 2026
Growth
How to Run a Fake Door Test Before You Build a Feature
How to run a fake door test: add a button for a feature you have not built, count clicks from the right users, reveal honestly, then build, shrink or kill.
Nov 4, 2026
Growth
How to Make a Pre-Seed Pitch Deck When You Barely Have Traction
How to make a pre-seed pitch deck with little traction: 10 to 12 slides, one claim each, honest early evidence, a bottom-up market and a clear ask.
Nov 3, 2026
Growth
How to Bring On Your First Startup Advisor (and What to Give Them)
How to bring on your first startup advisor: define the gap, find and trial the right person, then agree advisor equity with vesting via the FAST agreement.
Nov 2, 2026
Growth
How to Cut Your AI Product's Model Costs Without Making It Worse
How to cut your AI product's LLM bill without hurting quality: cost per feature, prompt trims, prompt caching, batch APIs, model routing and evals.
Oct 30, 2026
Growth
How to Find and Apply for Startup Grants That Don't Take Equity
Where to find startup grants that take no equity, when they are worth the time, how to read a call and write the application, plus a 30-day plan.
Oct 29, 2026
Growth
How to Run a Design Partner Program Before Your B2B Product Exists
What a design partner is, who to pick, how to ask, what the agreement covers, and a 30-day plan to run a design partner program for an early B2B product.
Oct 28, 2026
Growth
When Should You Incorporate Your Startup, and as What?
When to incorporate your startup and as what: signs it is time, LLC vs C-corp, UK Ltd or Indian OPC, Delaware for non-US founders, and a 14-day checklist.
Oct 27, 2026