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SaaS Funding in 2025

In 2025, SaaS founders face new funding dynamics, emphasizing capital efficiency and AI integration. How will you adapt your strategy to meet evolving investor expectations?...

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Experienced Hires at Startups: Don&...

Bringing in an experienced hire into an immature organization (such as a startup) is a seriously delicate endeavor. I...

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When to Take it Easy as a Founder

One of our investors, Ben Li, keeps a private wiki for his portfolio companies. It is a place...

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Customer Service at Startups

One of the things I’ve been thinking about lately as I build Tout as a business is how...

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The New York Startup Scene is Impor...

Now that Ron Conway, Paul Graham, Dave McClure and many others have opined on how New York is...

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The Suboptimal Outcome

Every day, an event occurs in your business that falls short of expectations. Whether it was a missed...

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Reflecting on my Summer at 500Start...

About four months ago, I packed up my bags, said goodbye to my friends, family, and wife in...

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My Ignite Talk: How I Set Out to Ki...

About a month ago, I was invited by Eric Ries (also an investor at ToutApp), to speak at Ignite –...

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ToutApp joins the 500Startups Summe...

I’m happy to announce that over the next five months, we’ll be taking our 1.2 year old New...

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How I Hired Employee #1 for Tout

About two weeks ago, I hired Derek Hopper, employee #1 for Tout. It was an intense moment for...

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