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Five European raises, €1.2B, last week 🪴
Five rounds last week, all pointing the same direction
 • Oliver Stafurik
Get hired by OpenAI without applying 🪴
OpenAI bought 9 companies in 5 months. Here's exactly what they were buying.
 • Oliver Stafurik
🪴 Essays that COULD change your life
niche, dense, and worth every minute..
 • Oliver Stafurik
🪴 Building a Startup with Claude Code: Setup
I've decided to brush up on my shelved synthetic data generation startup as a test, and this is how it's going so far..
 • Oliver Stafurik
🪴 Your "Messy" Background Is Your Edge
[FREE] Why your chaotic backgrounds can be better than having Stanford on your resume
 • Oliver Stafurik
🪴 15 startup/tech predictions for 2026:
Part 2 (nowhere near email length limit)
 • Oliver Stafurik
🪴 15 startup/tech predictions for 2026:
Part 1 (near email length limit)
 • Oliver Stafurik
🪴 How Valve rug-pulled half their market
and how to make sure your startup doesn't repeat the same mistakes..
 • Oliver Stafurik
🪴 The founder's paradox
stay stubborn, yet flexible..
 • Oliver Stafurik
🪴 Let's talk startup accelerators
how they work, why they exist, and if they're really worth your time..
 • Oliver Stafurik
🪴 Are second time founders worth it?
here's why there's a disagreement among VCs whether they prefer fresh or experienced founders..
 • Oliver Stafurik
🪴 Sequoia's Arc product-market fit framework
how to win the game of startups..
 • Oliver Stafurik
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