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6 Oct 2025
Founder University Cohort 11 applications are now open for Q1 2026!
Learn the foundations to build a venture-scale business with a community of founders for shared accountability.
@LAUNCH invests $25K to $125K into the fastest-moving founders in each cohort.
Apply above!
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LAUNCH Accelerator 36 Public Demo Day x.com/i/broadcasts/1YxNrrzDV…
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May 22
Your TAM slide is probably killing your pitch This week at Founder University, we broke down why citing a McKinsey market size undermines your credibility and how to build a bottom-up TAM that investors actually trust👇
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3. Translate that TAM into how many customers you need to hit $10M and $100M ARR
4. Frame those customer counts as a % of your market ("just 3% of our ICP gets us to $100M") to make the journey feel reachable, not delusional
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May 22
Credibility isn't built by quoting a $500B market; it's built by showing the path forward.
Want to dive deeper into your TAM? đź‘€
Apply to Founder University 👉 Founder.University/apply
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May 19
Poor legal hygiene can kill startups before they ever take off!
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May 19
Here is Andrew’s Legal 101 for startups:
• File your 83(b) election within 30 days of getting your stock, or face tax penalties!
• QSBS (Section 1202) can make your first $15M of gain federally tax-free, with the right structuring
• Put vesting on founder shares from day one (4 years, 1-year cliff), it protects founder and investor equity.
• Watch for "dead equity" a departed founder holding 20–30% can block your next round
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May 19
Thanks Andrew Sparks and the @goodwinlaw team for the masterclass 🙏
Want to dive deeper into startup legal, fundraising, and everything in between? Apply to Founder University: Founder.University/apply
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Most early-stage teams obsess over one runway: cash.
But there’s a second clock ticking in the background: your credit runway. ⏰
And when it hits zero, reality hits fast.
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At Founder University, @JamesLeaverton from @backblaze broke down where founders get caught off guard:
1. You're running two runways (cash and credits). Ignore either one and you’re exposed.
2. Credits don't eliminate cost. They delay it. Credit providers are trying to lock you in.
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3. Build a modular tech stack to avoid lock-in to one provider
4. Separate compute from storage. Egress fees are the silent killer.
5. Treat credits like cash.
Thanks to @JamesLeaverton (@backblaze) for the candid breakdown 🤝
Want to dig deeper on infrastructure, scaling, and avoiding the credit cliff? Apply to Founder University: Launch.co/apply
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3. Build a modular tech stack to avoid lock-in to one provider
4. Separate compute from storage. Egress fees are the silent killer.
5. Treat credits like cash.
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Thanks to @JamesLeaverton (@backblaze) for the candid breakdown 🤝
Want to dig deeper on infrastructure, scaling, and avoiding the credit cliff? Apply to Founder University: Launch.co/apply
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Apr 30
The least glamorous part of your startup might be killing your fundraising.
This week at Founder University, we tackled accounting hygiene steps to take before fundraising (or tax season 🤕).
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Anand (@mercury) on fundraising đź’°
• Map out your ideal cap table of investors and advisors before asking for money
• $10K from the right investor > $100K from a stranger
• Investors are not philanthropists; show them how money gets made
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Thanks Anand and @msavino, for this masterclass 🙏
Want to dive deeper into accounting, financial diligence, and fundraising? Apply to Founder University: Founder.University/apply
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Apr 29
The uncanny valley in voice has been passed.
I cloned my voice with @ElevenLabs and used it in the intro of this video. Most people can't tell the difference.
Instant clone, professional clone, and the new v3 model with emotion tags. I tested all three so you don't have to!
Full breakdown below
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