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2026-09-23

The Truth About Founder-Led Sales

Founder-led sales is strategy, not a phase you graduate from. The first year GTM mistakes are usually about who stays close to the buyer. Source: Euclid Ventures.

2026-09-22

The questions that sell

Best sellers are 69 percent stronger at synthesis. They hand the buyer their problem back clearer than the buyer gave it. Source: Chris Orlob.

2026-09-21

Congrats, your sales problems in PLG are completely unoriginal

The first $100K enterprise deal is not a reason to abandon the product motion that created it. Source: Elena Verna.

2026-09-18

Post Positioning: Testing and Execution

Test positioning in live sales conversations, not on the homepage. A homepage test cannot tell you why a buyer picked you this week. Source: April Dunford.

2026-09-17

When Inbound Sells Itself

Vercel cut inbound SDRs from 10 to 1.25. The bottleneck is the written workflow, not the model. Source: Tomasz Tunguz.

2026-09-16

There is no transition out of sales as a founder

Roles change. One founder stays the steward of revenue. Six phases from first customers to a sales leader. Source: Kyle Poyar with Seth DeHart.

2026-09-15

Founder-Led Sales Transition Framework

If you hired sellers and you still close every deal that matters, you skipped the middle. Source: Dave Rubinstein.

2026-09-09

How SpaceXAI Built Grok Bot in a Month

Grok Bot was developed from concept to launch in seven weeks. Source: Roman Ugarte (Lenny Rachitsky).

2026-09-09

Champion Change: You Gotta Jump On It

Big Co Customers change champions frequently over time. Source: Jason Lemkin (SaaStr).

2026-09-07

AI-Driven B2B Marketing with Latané Conant

AI can predict customer behavior and personalize marketing efforts. Source: Latané Conant.

2026-09-03

Multiplayer AI Setups Mintlify, LangChain, and Buffer

Context layers, skills, and agents built by real teams. Source: Emily Kramer (MKT1).

2026-09-01

AI Agents for Customer Service with Latane Conant

Customer service should not be viewed solely as a cost center. Source: Latane Conant (6sense).

2026-09-01

If you're a founder brushing up on Sales 101

Provides guidance on identifying and nurturing best customer relationships. Source: First Round Review.

2026-09-01

The One Thing That Everyone May Be Too Busy to Worry About: Winning

Highlights the need to track market share. Source: Dave Kellogg.

2026-09-01

Alright... | Will Allred

Community-driven wisdom and advice. Source: Will Allred (Lavender).

2026-08-22

Clouded Judgement 8.21.26 - What Could Go Right?

Overall median 4.3x EV/NTM revenue. Top 5 median 30.5x. High-growth median 17.2x. Source: Jamin Ball (Clouded Judgement).

2026-08-21

9 Steps to Repeatable, Scalable, and Profitable Growth

9-step model covers product/market fit and GTM strategy. Source: David Skok.

2026-08-17

The twilight of the chatbots

AI is transforming how tasks are performed and managed in organizations. Source: Ethan Mollick.

2026-09-01

Marketing teams are stuck in single-player Claude mode. Here's how to go multiplayer.

4 Cs framework for sharing context and skills across the team. Source: Emily Kramer (MKT1).

2026-08-22

You're Losing Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars Because of Poor Sales Onboarding

Missed or slow sales after a hire is opportunity cost, not a training nicety. Source: Peter Kazanjy (First Round Review).

2026-08-21

Board Meetings: Your Notetaker Is Not Welcome Here

AI notetakers are discouraged from board meetings. Source: Dave Kellogg.

2026-08-20

Jamin Ball - Clouded Judgement 8.15.25

Median software multiple: 4.7x, High Growth software median: 30.5x. Source: Jamin Ball (Clouded Judgement).

2026-08-17

What it feels like to work with Mythos

Advanced AI like Claude Fable represents a significant leap in capability. Source: Ethan Mollick.