Archive | SCALABLE

Oct 14, 2026

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Seed got smaller

👉 Seed is the only stage where the median US deal shrank in 2026. I show how to plan around it, plus the $3.1B startup that ranks AI models.

Egemen Eres

Oct 7, 2026

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3 min read

Make the cut

👉 Healthcare buyers are moving AI work to vendors, and 42% are cutting the vendor list. I show who stays on it, plus the $4B startup that powers 1 in 6 US apartments.

Egemen Eres

Sep 30, 2026

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3 min read

Sell finished work

👉 Token prices fell 41% since March, and startups that charge for finished work keep the savings. I also cover the $100M startup that charges $75 per filed tax return.

Sep 23, 2026

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3 min read

Headcount follows demand

👉 Your growth rate should set your hiring pace. Here is the ICONIQ data behind it, plus the $75M startup that plans to pay people for what they know.

Sep 16, 2026

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2 min read

Cheap review cost

👉 Your engineers already skim AI review comments. Here is the precision number that makes them skim harder, plus the two auth bugs the cheap model walked past.

Sep 10, 2026

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2 min read

No follow-up questions required

👉 Your buyer signs quicker in 2026 and commits to less. I reran my own payback math on the new term this weekend and the answer was not the one I wanted.

Product

Egemen Eres

Sep 2, 2026

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3 min read

🔁 Raise, then buy

👉 That is how many startups OpenAI has acquired since January, most of them seed stage. Anthropic took five.

Marketing

Egemen Eres

Aug 26, 2026

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2 min read

🌱 4 Person Seed Round

👉 A founder asked me this on Thursday with a fresh seed round and three people.

Egemen Eres

Aug 22, 2026

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1 min read

Borrow brilliance, make it yours.

👉 Found a powerful AI tool? Actually use it.

Tools & Resources

Egemen Eres

Aug 19, 2026

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2 min read

Fundraising changed

👉 Pre-seed money barely moved this year. The count of checks written fell 22%. Here's why.

Financials & Fundraising

Egemen Eres

Aug 12, 2026

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2 min read

6 month clock

👉 I've been telling founders to plan 24 months of runway but that changed in 2026.

VCs

Egemen Eres

Aug 5, 2026

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2 min read

744-Day Runway

👉 I know this sounds ridiculous but 86% of every venture dollar goes to AI now.

Financials & Fundraising

Egemen Eres

Jul 29, 2026

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3 min read

🪎 Nobody new is raising a fund

👉 Seed prices are hitting records this month and dilution is dropping again. But it's not because there are more VCs in town.

Egemen Eres

Jul 22, 2026

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2 min read

Nobody counted the deals

👉 Do this before you set a raise date, not after your term sheet stalls.

Egemen Eres

Seed got smaller

Make the cut

Sell finished work

Headcount follows demand

Cheap review cost

No follow-up questions required

🔁 Raise, then buy

🌱 4 Person Seed Round

Borrow brilliance, make it yours.

Fundraising changed

6 month clock

744-Day Runway

🪎 Nobody new is raising a fund

Nobody counted the deals

Launch and grow winning startups.