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2026

The wide path: Why most current valuation dynamics are not here to stay (and what will)original ↗
24 Apr 2026

2025

Expanding our investment team at Hustle Fundoriginal ↗
4 Dec 2025
We’ve hit 10,000 Angel Squad applications (+win a guest pass)original ↗
8 Apr 2025
How I created a 50+ page comic book with no artistic talent in a couple of weeksoriginal ↗
1 Apr 2025
The Artificial Intelligence Driven Future: Who Wins and Who Loses?original ↗
14 Feb 2025
DeepSeek Disruption: AI, NVIDIA, and the Future of Venture Capitaloriginal ↗
29 Jan 2025

2024

2000+ angel investors and growing!original ↗
27 Aug 2024
Data on how we invest at Hustle Fundoriginal ↗
19 Aug 2024
Do you set up your exit before you start your company?original ↗
2 May 2024
Introducing Raise Millionsoriginal ↗
2 Feb 2024
I’m becoming a cartoonist…with AIoriginal ↗
22 Jan 2024

2023

I’m (still) not crushing itoriginal ↗
5 May 2023
The challenges of growth: where startups struggle and how to fix themoriginal ↗
4 Apr 2023
What Does the Near Future of Artificial Intelligence Look Like and What Should I Build?original ↗
27 Mar 2023
Leadership during a crisisoriginal ↗
11 Mar 2023
The Return of Camp Hustleoriginal ↗
12 Jan 2023
My first trip to Vietnamoriginal ↗
9 Jan 2023

2022

Happy 5th birthday Hustle Fund!original ↗
29 Sept 2022
Some reflections on turning 40original ↗
16 Aug 2022
What if everything goes right with crypto?original ↗
6 Apr 2022

2021

The New Era of Media Companiesoriginal ↗
25 Sept 2021
The Rise of the Decentralized Startuporiginal ↗
19 Sept 2021
A reflection on our missionoriginal ↗
8 Sept 2021
Introducing Angel Squad: enabling the next 10k angel investorsoriginal ↗
10 May 2021
How we tripled our first VC fund to raise a $33.6M Fund 2original ↗
22 Feb 2021

2020

Thank you, Tonyoriginal ↗
28 Nov 2020
The myths of follow-on investing debunkedoriginal ↗
27 Oct 2020
Happy 3rd birthday Hustle Fund!original ↗
3 Oct 2020
Writing copy: How to pick an enemy?original ↗
24 Sept 2020
Should you include financials in a pre-seed startup pitch deck?original ↗
22 Sept 2020
3 Marketing Funnel Examplesoriginal ↗
12 Sept 2020
Why I can no longer lift laundry detergentoriginal ↗
12 Jul 2020
Why marketing is eating the worldoriginal ↗
30 Jun 2020
Marketing funnels in simple termsoriginal ↗
22 Jun 2020
Three marketing terms you should know explained in simple termsoriginal ↗
15 Jun 2020
On Power Constructsoriginal ↗
1 Jun 2020
Why VCs are obsessed with Unicorn companies? (HINT: let’s do the math together)original ↗
20 May 2020
Here’s why understanding switching costs is crucial to good product strategyoriginal ↗
1 May 2020
Operating in tough timesoriginal ↗
11 Apr 2020
Finding purpose and mission in bleak timesoriginal ↗
22 Mar 2020

2019

Can you build a unicorn business outside the Silicon Valley?original ↗
30 Aug 2019
The rise of the global first startuporiginal ↗
25 Aug 2019
What questions will early stage VCs ask you?original ↗
16 Aug 2019
Some thoughts on balancing family and a startuporiginal ↗
9 Aug 2019
When is the right time to approach a VC?original ↗
31 Jul 2019
How to think about different types of funding for your early stage startuporiginal ↗
19 Jul 2019
How to close angel investorsoriginal ↗
30 Jun 2019
Thoughts on our 10 year wedding anniversaryoriginal ↗
13 Jun 2019
How do VCs make money?original ↗
7 Jun 2019
To SAFE or Not to SAFE?original ↗
31 May 2019
The #1 thing most people do wrong when they fundraiseoriginal ↗
22 May 2019
15 Annoying Things that VCs say or ask (and how to think about them)original ↗
17 May 2019
Some thoughts on building wealthoriginal ↗
10 May 2019
Why I don’t (usually) meet startups in personoriginal ↗
8 Mar 2019
How to build a big marketplaceoriginal ↗
27 Feb 2019
An analysis of going from $0 to $1m revenue in 1 monthoriginal ↗
19 Feb 2019
Learnings from a 6x angel investment portfoliooriginal ↗
14 Feb 2019
5 startup opportunities that will be big in 2019original ↗
9 Feb 2019

2018

How I raised my $11.5m VC fundoriginal ↗
19 Dec 2018
Should you raise money or bootstrap?original ↗
18 Oct 2018
A dumb American’s perspective on investing in Southeast Asiaoriginal ↗
28 Sept 2018
It’s actually hard to hustleoriginal ↗
6 Sept 2018
Pre-seed is the new seedoriginal ↗
31 Aug 2018
Why an investor rejection isn’t a knock on youoriginal ↗
16 Aug 2018
The #1 thing successful founders think about for their next startupsoriginal ↗
8 Aug 2018
11 Things I’ve learned from running a micro VC in the last yearoriginal ↗
24 Jul 2018
How to raise money from friends and familyoriginal ↗
16 Jul 2018
Why I invest outside Silicon Valleyoriginal ↗
6 Jul 2018
How an event led to multimillions of dollars in product revenueoriginal ↗
29 Jun 2018
What problems do I want to fund and solve?original ↗
19 Jun 2018
Are you an investment or an option?original ↗
23 May 2018
Seed rounds are deadoriginal ↗
17 May 2018
The state of Q2 2018 pre-seed/seed-stage fundraising: Part 1 – Crypto versionoriginal ↗
30 Mar 2018
Surprising findings from our 2017 investmentsoriginal ↗
2 Mar 2018
How I invest as a pre-seed investororiginal ↗
12 Feb 2018
The downfall of middlemen businessesoriginal ↗
2 Feb 2018
What early stage fundraising in 2018 looks likeoriginal ↗
24 Jan 2018
On building a meritocracy in our startup ecosystemoriginal ↗
11 Jan 2018

2017

How ICOs will level the playing field for entrepreneursoriginal ↗
10 Sept 2017
Welcome to the Era of Decentralizationoriginal ↗
8 Aug 2017
If your VC meeting feels like it went well, it really didn’t…original ↗
31 Jul 2017
Speaking up about sexual harassment is hard. But we must start a new chapter.original ↗
26 Jun 2017
The ideal email deckoriginal ↗
6 Jun 2017
When is the best time to pitch an investor?original ↗
16 Apr 2017
Trust starts at 100% and goes downoriginal ↗
9 Apr 2017
On differentiationoriginal ↗
19 Mar 2017
How to close investorsoriginal ↗
5 Mar 2017
Always be pitchingoriginal ↗
20 Feb 2017
11 Fundraising Secrets from 1600 Startups: My SaaStr talkoriginal ↗
12 Feb 2017
Tops-down, bottoms-up investorsoriginal ↗
6 Feb 2017
How should investors combat their unconscious biases?original ↗
22 Jan 2017
The one secret that Micro VCs keep when they reject a startuporiginal ↗
16 Jan 2017
Moving your company from the pre-seed to seed stageoriginal ↗
9 Jan 2017
Why you shouldn’t (always) hire that Stanford Engineeroriginal ↗
8 Jan 2017
A primer on convertible notes, convertible securities, and equityoriginal ↗
4 Jan 2017
Happy 2017! Some shoutouts and new goalsoriginal ↗
1 Jan 2017

2016

Dear elizy: How much should I pay myself at my startup?original ↗
18 Dec 2016
Introducing: Ask a New Investororiginal ↗
28 Nov 2016
How do VCs measure their success (and why should you care)?original ↗
13 Nov 2016
Dear elizy: I’m a solo founder…do VCs fund solo founders?original ↗
11 Nov 2016
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