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This one question ruins most founders (and you’ve avoided it too)

This one question ruins most founders (and you’ve avoided it too)

Tiny Margins | Issue 027

Dec 18, 2025

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10 min read

What No One Tells Founders About “Life-Changing” Money

What No One Tells Founders About “Life-Changing” Money

Tiny Margins | Issue 026

Dec 11, 2025

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10 min read

You're Profitable, and that Might Be the Problem

You're Profitable, and that Might Be the Problem

Tiny Margins | Issue 025

Dec 4, 2025

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9 min read

How Founders Are Crossing $100M by Single Channel Distribution

How Founders Are Crossing $100M by Single Channel Distribution

Tiny Margins | Issue 024

Nov 27, 2025

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9 min read

Don’t finalize your 2026 numbers until you’ve done this.

Don’t finalize your 2026 numbers until you’ve done this.

Tiny Margins | Issue 023

Nov 20, 2025

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8 min read

The Hidden Leaks in Your Profit Story (and Why You Don’t See Them)

The Hidden Leaks in Your Profit Story (and Why You Don’t See Them)

Tiny Margins | Issue 022

Nov 13, 2025

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9 min read

How Too Much Cash Sank Gold’s Gym & Fab.com

How Too Much Cash Sank Gold’s Gym & Fab.com

Tiny Margins | Issue 021

Nov 6, 2025

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10 min read

Why YC bets on Bad Ideas (and Still Wins)

Why YC bets on Bad Ideas (and Still Wins)

Tiny Margins | Issue 020

Oct 30, 2025

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9 min read

The Billion‐Dollar Company of One

The Billion‐Dollar Company of One

Tiny Margins | Issue 019

Oct 23, 2025

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9 min read

$0 → $1T: The Growth Loop That Built Amazon

$0 → $1T: The Growth Loop That Built Amazon

Tiny Margins | Issue 018

Oct 16, 2025

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9 min read

“I’m CEO, B**ch.” - Cool. Now act like it.

“I’m CEO, B**ch.” - Cool. Now act like it.

Tiny Margins | Issue 017

Oct 9, 2025

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9 min read

Why Customers Ignore Your Product (and What They’ll Pay For Instead)

Why Customers Ignore Your Product (and What They’ll Pay For Instead)

Tiny Margins | Issue 016

Oct 2, 2025

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9 min read

The $7 Trillion Investor Pool You’re Not Pitching

The $7 Trillion Investor Pool You’re Not Pitching

Tiny Margins | Issue 015

Sep 25, 2025

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10 min read

The Art of Collecting No’s (+ Access 30,399+ VCs)

The Art of Collecting No’s (+ Access 30,399+ VCs)

Tiny Margins | Issue 014

Sep 18, 2025

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10 min read

The #1 Skill That Built Airbnb, And How to Make It Yours

The #1 Skill That Built Airbnb, And How to Make It Yours

Tiny Margins | Issue 013

Sep 11, 2025

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9 min read

If you disappeared tomorrow, what breaks?

If you disappeared tomorrow, what breaks?

Tiny Margins | Issue 012

Sep 4, 2025

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9 min read

Why the Easiest Business to Sell Is the One You’ll Never Want to

Why the Easiest Business to Sell Is the One You’ll Never Want to

Tiny Margins | Issue 011

Aug 28, 2025

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9 min read

How Founders Are Turning Screenshots Into Millions

How Founders Are Turning Screenshots Into Millions

Tiny Margins | Issue 010

Aug 21, 2025

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11 min read

Your Last Meeting Cost $450 - Was It Worth It?

Your Last Meeting Cost $450 - Was It Worth It?

Tiny Margins | Issue 009

Aug 14, 2025

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10 min read

What Alibaba nailed (and WeWork missed)

What Alibaba nailed (and WeWork missed)

Tiny Margins | Issue 008

Aug 7, 2025

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10 min read

Why “Profit Later” Is the Most Expensive Lie in Startups

Why “Profit Later” Is the Most Expensive Lie in Startups

Tiny Margins | Issue 007

Jul 31, 2025

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10 min read

How Much Should a Founder Actually Get Paid?

How Much Should a Founder Actually Get Paid?

Tiny Margins | Issue 006

Jul 24, 2025

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10 min read

Why Most Founders Miss Out on the Easiest Capital

Why Most Founders Miss Out on the Easiest Capital

Tiny Margins | Issue 005

Jul 17, 2025

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8 min read

How to Solve Impossible Problems: First Principles Thinking

How to Solve Impossible Problems: First Principles Thinking

Tiny Margins | Issue 004

Jul 10, 2025

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8 min read

Why The Data Room Is Your Second Pitch

Why The Data Room Is Your Second Pitch

Tiny Margins | Issue 003

Jul 3, 2025

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8 min read

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