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See where you're using AI, capital, and distribution effectively (and not).

Michael HouckFounder, Rye Valley

Why I left my a16z‑backed startup

The full story
$4M+
bootstrapped revenue
$23M
raised by my startup
10 yrs
building in Silicon Valley
60+
startups invested in

Trusted by founders backed by the best

  • Andreessen Horowitz
  • Sequoia Capital
  • Y Combinator
  • Accel
  • Founders Fund
  • Greylock
  • Kleiner Perkins
  • Lightspeed Venture Partners
  • General Catalyst
  • NEA
  • Insight Partners
  • Khosla Ventures
  • Thrive Capital
  • IVP
  • SoftBank Vision Fund
  • Coatue

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Work with me

MegaphoneCreating founder-led content engines for startups on LinkedIn and X. 157M+ impressions.Blake took Copy.ai to $2.5M ARR as its first marketing hire.
JOLT!Making founders impossible to forget on TikTok, IG, and YT. 5.3B+ views.Emil closed a $4.25M round with 1.1M views during the raise.
LoreEnsuring the brand AI recommends to your buyers is yours.FollowBuddy went from 0 to 455 AI mentions in 3 mo.

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Every Sunday morning at 4am I sit down to write an essay about what I tell my founder friends in the groupchat that week.

56,491 founders read it.