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[Donna Harris @dharrisindc]

I recently joined the @Scalebrate Exponential Scale podcast.

Startup job creation dropped 33% since 1997 while new business formation hits record highs — we unpacked why, what that means, and why we need both exponentially more builders and durability:
https://t.co/cnr66oVgsU

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3 things Ron Wiener said about raising money today for your startup:

1. Launch with <$1M: agentic AI cut startup costs
2. Stay lean: cap your team at 2-5 people and hit cash flow in under a year
3. Go LLC: distribute real cash day one

Watch: https://t.co/2vfDkSHW82

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A 5x return is life-changing for you ... but a rounding error for a VC fund.

@mikojava raised $50M+ as a founder and deployed $130M+ as a VC. He explains why small teams may not need venture capital at all.

Watch On Exponential Scale Episode 032

▶️ https://t.co/NxowVy5UOw

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@mikojava @RonSchmelzer Great feedback - btw the right username is @rschmelzer to tag

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Most of what you do every day doesn't require you.

It requires:
• Clear instructions
• A system
• Automation

Terrifying? Yes.
Freeing? Also yes.

🔗 https://t.co/cR4ycRxFsL

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Remember the 4-hour work week?

Now founders brag about 80-hour grinds.

What happened?

The future belongs to founders who:
• Think clearly
• Eliminate ruthlessly
• Design businesses that work without them

🔗 https://t.co/cR4ycRxFsL

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Are you building in public? You're doing it wrong.

Show your work instead.

What's the difference?

Hear from @chrislema in our latest Exponential Podcast on this topic: https://t.co/Knx18txw2z

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"Google is not your friend. It's your competitor."

75% of your traffic hits one page and bounces.

The opportunity? Build for the 25% who come back. Alignment beats reach every time.

@chrislema on Exponential Scale Episode #31:

👉 https://t.co/CR4WI58ULf

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"Staying in the game is the actual strategy."

A product recall destroyed Max Kang's cup business. The forced pivot? Sticker books. Now Cupkin is the top-ranked brand in its Amazon category.

Latest Exponential Scale EP030 now live:
▶️ https://t.co/Tb6ibHJAwf

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"Staying in the game is the actual strategy."

A product recall destroyed Max Kang's business. Now Cupkin is the top-ranked brand in its Amazon category generating > $10M in revenue

Listen to latest @Scalebrate Exponential Scale:

👉 https://t.co/HgyQE17je7

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"Building a business is like riding a bike uphill. If you stop pedaling, you start to fall down."

@kyleracki, Co-Founder & CEO of @Proposify on the moment MRR declined and how they turned it around

Latest @Scalebrate Exponential Scale podcast: https://t.co/ic2tgUGpEG

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Fear of failure is loud.

Fear of success is quiet ... and more dangerous.

"Curiosity is one of the most underrated skills."
@alexhillman's whole take on this is worth watching, not just hearing.

Watch latest Exponential Scale episode here: https://t.co/CRRtHd0FGy

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"The easiest way to get out of your own head is into somebody else's." @alexhillman

Hear how Co-founder of @stackbricks generated $500M+ in student earnings with 20 years of bootstrapped wisdom. Sales Safari, ebombs, and the fear of success.

https://t.co/5MJOTHuqbI

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"Challenges will fly your way. Always secure your oxygen mask before helping others."

@seattlefoodgeek on building @SEAUltrasonics as a single-founder hardware product with $2M funding.

🎧 Listen here: https://t.co/3IY1cgya4R

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$6M+ ARR. One human employee. Almost 5,000 companies running 24/7... while he sleeps.

That's what @Bencera built with @polsia .

New episode of Exponential Scale is live. If you're building with AI, this one's going to hit different.

🎧 Listen: https://t.co/q15DTClXwE

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"Before you build your business, build your network."

@RandFish of @Sparktoro said this twice in our conversation. The second time, louder.

Alertmouse hit 5,000 users in 60 days. No ads. Just 15 years of a deliberately built network.

Listen here: https://t.co/TvE1Wbnutj

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A book replaced a sales team.
25,000 copies later, the inbound machine runs itself.
4-person team. No sales department. Clients: Bitly, Sprout Social, dbt Labs.

New Exponential Scale episode with @ggiiaa from @forgetthefunnel :
https://t.co/cUIsRKsHHo

#Scalemaxxing

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Unpopular opinion: Vibe coding tools are not the future of app development.

"If a button is in the wrong place and the color is wrong isn't it easier to just drag it and change the color?" - @emmanuel_s, founder of @bubble :

Watch the latest episode: https://t.co/jHmgWxJVoO

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Over $1 billion in revenue generated in 2025 on @bubble

The entire platform was bootstrapped by @emmanuel_s and @joshhaas for 7 yrs before they raised a penny.

New @Scalebrate Exponential Podcast episode: https://t.co/fkNEAapEpf

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$1M ARR... 1 Employee... and an AI Agent running in the cellar.

Hear how @brennandunn is building @rightmessageapp and how behavioral email automation changes everything.

Watch now on YouTube here: ▶ https://t.co/Wgp3wjIMLW