Think Week #41
Raising $1.375M Without a Product
How I Raised $1.375 Million Pre-Seed—With No Product
“I'm a "non-technical" solo founder and I constantly get asked exactly how I pulled this off (hint: it was really f'ing hard).”
Turn Claude Into an ASCII Art Machine
“I've noticed a few people asking how I get Claude to make such gorgeous ASCII art! I've found that just using a few choice keywords can help.”
Y Combinator plays defense
“Doing YC more than pays for the 7% equity you give up. When you combine that with the clear speed up and community that helps you (and that your % likelihood of success goes up a lot more too) this means YC is clearly worth it.”
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