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AI Won’t Replace Trust in Marketing
Generative AI is impressive, but it still misses what matters most in marketing: trust. That’s my stance, and it comes from hard-won experience. As a founder and operator, I’ve...
The complete guide to building an MVP with no-code tools
You know you need to ship something to validate your idea, but hiring engineers feels premature, expensive, or slow. You’ve sketched flows in Figma, collected a few “sounds interesting”...
What great founders do differently in their first 90 minutes of the day: 7 patterns that compound over time
Most founders don’t lose the day at 3 p.m. They lose it before breakfast. The first 90 minutes of your morning quietly decide whether you spend the day reacting...
How to split equity among co-founders fairly
You probably didn’t start your company thinking the equity conversation would be the hardest one. But here you are, staring at a blank cap table, knowing that whatever you...
How to create a simple marketing strategy for your first year
You know you need “marketing,” but your runway says you can’t afford experiments that take six months to maybe work. You’ve posted a few times on social, sent some...
9 things that feel productive but secretly slow your startup’s growth
There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from doing everything right and still not moving forward. Your calendar is full, your Notion is immaculate, your Slack never...
7 ways to run small scale paid tests to validate marketing channels
If you are early-stage and bootstrapped or close to it, every dollar you spend on marketing feels heavier than it should. You know you need distribution, but you also...
7 reasons raising too much money too soon makes you weaker
There is a moment many founders quietly fantasize about. The big check clears. The bank balance looks real. You finally feel like you can breathe. In the startup world,...
How to validate a service business idea with minimal investment
You have an idea you cannot shake. It feels obvious, useful, maybe even inevitable. But you also know that building a service business on vibes is how people burn...
Chairman of Malaysia’s IJM Corp detained in anti-graft probe
The arrest happened at the agency’s headquarters following a raid on the suspect’s homePublished Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 08:30 PM[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s anti-graft body briefly detained the chairman...
