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No new AI buyers

Oct 21, 2026

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2 min read

No new AI buyers

👉 New AI adoption at US businesses grew 0.62 points in September. I show where your next AI dollar comes from, plus the $15.75B startup that grows with usage.

Egemen Eres
Egemen Eres

AI

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Seed got smaller

Oct 14, 2026

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3 min read

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
Egemen Eres

AI

+1

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.

AI

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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.

AI

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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.

Apr 21, 2026

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2 min read

🧪 86% accuracy. 30 minutes. $20.

👉 I stopped doing user interviews. Here's user research, rebuilt for founders who ship fast.

User Research

Egemen Eres
Egemen Eres

Apr 15, 2026

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9 min read

Q1 Funding Debunked

👉 Q1 2026 broke every funding record. I'm breaking down what's really going on. It also cut seed deal count by a third.

User Research

+1

Egemen Eres
Egemen Eres

Apr 11, 2026

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2 min read

🧾 Read This Letter

Most annual reports are fluff and I stopped reading them some time ago. This is worth a read: Two founders grew a 37-year-old company and still talking about the hard parts.

Mindset

Egemen Eres
Egemen Eres

Apr 8, 2026

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8 min read

Pick an ugly problem

👉 Stop building for everyone. Pick one ugly niche, learn its workflows better than anyone.

Iteration

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Egemen Eres
Egemen Eres

Apr 1, 2026

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8 min read

🌱 Seed Stage Split

👉 A decade ago, $100M+ seed rounds were essentially zero. Now they dominate early-stage capital. Here's what that means for founders raising $3M to find their first 50 customers.

Pitching

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Egemen Eres
Egemen Eres

Mar 25, 2026

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8 min read

🛑 Freemium trap

👉 If you are still relying on a freemium tier, you need to read this. Let me show you why free users give us a completely false sense of product validation.

Monetization

Egemen Eres
Egemen Eres

Mar 21, 2026

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3 min read

🤖 My new AI coworker

👉 I am completely changing how I handle spreadsheets and dashboards. Let me introduce you to the digital coworker that just took over half of my to-dos.

Tools & Resources

Egemen Eres
Egemen Eres

Mar 18, 2026

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7 min read

The Retention-First Roadmap

👉 Acquisition is too expensive right now. Here's my deep dive on why you need to focus on expansion revenue over growth.

User Research

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Egemen Eres
Egemen Eres

Mar 11, 2026

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7 min read

🌱 The Seed Gap

👉 I found out only 16% of seed startups make it to Series A now. Let me break down the ruthless new $2.1M revenue benchmark we must hit to avoid going under.

Iteration

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Egemen Eres
Egemen Eres
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