Archive | SCALABLE

Aug 5, 2026

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744-Day Runway

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

Egemen Eres

Financials & Fundraising

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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Nobody counted the deals

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

Jul 15, 2026

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1 min read

What won't change in the next 10 years

👉 Look, the smartest move isn't trying to predict or chase every new trend but it's doubling down hard on the stuff that basically never changes.

Mindset

Jul 8, 2026

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1 min read

AI Pricing & Revenue

👉 I think too many founders chase flashy models while ignoring the basics that actually ship. Here's my take on what's working practically right now.

Iteration

May 20, 2026

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2 min read

🧠 Founder Mindset Tax

👉 Your mindset is the OS the company runs on. I think underinvesting in it is the most expensive decision you'll make this year.

Mindset

Egemen Eres

May 17, 2026

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1 min read

🧑‍🚀 Launch Your Agents

👉 I've been running AI agents for months. The output is fine. Everything around it is exhausting. And I think there is a solution to this.

Egemen Eres

May 13, 2026

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2 min read

💰 Startup Salaries

👉 I explain why your next AI hire wants 60% more equity + PLUS: Sharing the fastest way to grow with influencer ads.

Company & Team Building

Egemen Eres

May 6, 2026

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2 min read

🌱 Seed is the new Series A.

👉 I think the seed market is split to two. One gets Series A money. The other gets the leftovers. Most founders are still pricing into the second one.

Financials & Fundraising

Egemen Eres

Apr 29, 2026

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2 min read

📝 Request For Startups

👉 If your "AI for XYZ" could be a feature inside someone else's product, you picked the wrong XYZ.

VCs

Egemen Eres

Apr 23, 2026

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2 min read

Less Product, More Moat

👉 Investors are paying for focus and punishing optionality. Seed rounds are bigger but 30% fewer founders got funded. The "all-in-one platform" pitch is dead.

Financials & Fundraising

Egemen Eres

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

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

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

744-Day Runway

🪎 Nobody new is raising a fund

Nobody counted the deals

What won't change in the next 10 years

AI Pricing & Revenue

🧠 Founder Mindset Tax

🧑‍🚀 Launch Your Agents

💰 Startup Salaries

🌱 Seed is the new Series A.

📝 Request For Startups

Less Product, More Moat

🧪 86% accuracy. 30 minutes. $20.

Q1 Funding Debunked

🧾 Read This Letter

Launch and grow winning startups.