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Feb 11, 20262 min read

The 'Basement Video' Strategy: Why 'Ugly' Marketing Beats 'Pretty' Marketing

High production value signals 'Marketing.' Low production value signals 'Truth.' Learn why raw tutorial videos convert better than polished ads.

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Feb 11, 20262 min read

The 'Founder Support' Hack: Why Your 'Contact Us' Form Is Killing Your Growth

Stop doing Corporate Cosplay. Your size is your only advantage. Use it. Learn how founders use direct support to turn early users into fanatics.

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Feb 11, 20262 min read

The 'Lifetime Deal' Cash Injection: How to Raise $30,000 Without a VC

Recurring revenue is vanity. Cash in the bank is sanity. Learn how founders raise $30k-$100k upfront with private lifetime deals before launching subscriptions.

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Feb 11, 20265 min read

The 'Trojan Horse' Launch: Stop Building an Audience. Give Away 50% of Your Business Instead.

Why 50% of something is better than 100% of nothing—and how two founders used equity partnerships to hit $20k–$50k/month in record time.

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Feb 1, 20255 min read

Stop Trying to Be Steve Jobs: Why 'Boring' Ideas Make $200k/Month

The biggest lie in the startup world is that you need a unique idea to succeed. Founders making $10k-$200k/month all share one trait: their ideas are incredibly boring.

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Jan 15, 20254 min read

How to Validate a Startup Idea in 7 Days

Most founders spend months building before discovering nobody wants what they made. Here's a structured 7-day process to validate your idea with real signals — not opinions.

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