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
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
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
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
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
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
"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
"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
"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
"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
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
"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
"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
$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
"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
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
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
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
$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