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Y Combinator Interview Guide
Advice on the YC interview from a late-stage YC alum
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Nick Raushenbush
Defining Product Market Fit
Is the growth almost killing you, and is it profitable?
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Nick Raushenbush
April 2023
Y Combinator Application Breakdown and Guide
Advice for every question on the YC app from a late-stage YC alum
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Nick Raushenbush
March 2023
How to run a strategic seed round process
Step-by-step guide on how to use the SAFE note to create leverage for a faster close
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Nick Raushenbush
January 2023
The 8 key metrics that matter most to early stage SaaS companies
And how to define, calculate, benchmark, and understand the importance of each of these metrics
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Nick Raushenbush
December 2022
3 startup leadership hiring mistakes to avoid
Insight into leadership strategy that matches the stage and scale of your startup
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Nick Raushenbush
Survivorship bias and startups
Many founders new to tech entrepreneurship in 2020/2021 may not have an appropriate perception of the failure rate as they head into 2023.
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Nick Raushenbush
October 2022
The double opt-in email
Get more intros, and make higher quality connections, by adopting the double opt-in format.
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Nick Raushenbush
May 2022
My 2022 angel investment thesis
What I look for in a startup investment, what I offer to the founders I work with, and insight into my methodology, background and…
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Nick Raushenbush
November 2016
Mapping Your User Acquisition Journey
A workshop for new founders and marketers
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Nick Raushenbush
September 2016
But I Don’t Have A Good Startup Idea…
A guide to idea generation for aspiring entrepreneurs.
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Nick Raushenbush
10 Ways to Get Early Users for your Consumer Startup
A guide to consumer user acquisition for new founders.
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Nick Raushenbush
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