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These kids begged Yahoo to buy their website for $1 Million in 1998. Yahoo's CEO called it "worthless." Today, that little site is worth $2 TRILLION dollars. Here's why they still send Yahoo a "Thank You" card every year: In 1998, Yahoo had a cha

To all new startup founders, here's how 7 different startups hustled for their first customers. If you're feeling disheartened, I hope their stories will inspire you to keep on going! 1 & 2: Tinder & Alibaba - Physically travelled to their first use

The Idea Maze: A Founder's Framework for Startup Success Marc Andreessen's assessment of Balaji Srinivasan is striking: "Balaji has the highest good idea output rate of anyone I know." With multiple $100M+ companies sold, experience as Coinbase CTO,

Your startup idea is worthless... until you validate it. Why this matters? 90% of startups fail. The reason? They skip validation. Before you build, test if your idea actually works. Here's how: Step 1 :- Define the problem Ask yourself: ✅Wha

What to Include in a Data Room for Investors: Essential Guide for Startups : Building an Investor Data Room: When to Share What with Investors Never share all company data upfront - even if investors request immediate data room access. Instead, fol

This man built a $32 BILLION empire selling "worthless" junk online. In 1995, he auctioned off a broken laser pointer as a joke for $14... And created a website that inspired Amazon, Etsy, & Shopify. Here's proof that one person's trash can become

Day 2 of The Startup Mafia Series: Why YC Founders Have an Unfair Advantage The world thinks startups are a meritocracy—that the best ideas win, the smartest founders get funded, and anyone can build a billion-dollar company if they just work hard e

Lessons in Leadership from Richard Branson Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group transformed Virgin from a small record shop into a global brand with over 400 companies across music, airlines, trains, and space travel, showing that great leadersh

Mini release Announcement: (Only rolled out for android users as of 6th June 2024, iOS will go live in 3-4 days). Hi everyone! Thank you so much for making Medial the awesome community that it is! Building further we heard your suggestions and had s

Your timeline is filled with Ghibli selfies made with ChatGPT 4o. What you're NOT seeing is how to use 4o tech to build startups that generate INSANE value. Scroll these 20 startup ideas from $10K to $1M monthly revenue that someone should steal: