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Founder Reality Newsletter

Real founder insights and contrarian business wisdom from a technical founder building AI-powered companies.

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$300K burned: Why I stopped following Y Combinator advice

Oct 3, 2025

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6 min read

$300K burned: Why I stopped following Y Combinator advice

I burned $300K following Y Combinator's advice. Then I discovered the consulting-first model and hit $10K/month in 90 days. Here's the complete playbook.

George Pu
George Pu

Articles

Business

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I Just Published 350 Pages Nobody Told Me to Write

Oct 24, 2025

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9 min read

I Just Published 350 Pages Nobody Told Me to Write

Only 0.05% of startups raise VC. 75% of those fail. Here's the path for everyone else.

George Pu
George Pu

Business

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The 8AM text that saved my company (+ why the AI gap becomes permanent)

Oct 17, 2025

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11 min read

The 8AM text that saved my company (+ why the AI gap becomes permanent)

I was scheduling shutdown emails when a customer text changed everything. Here's the framework that separated burnout from business failure.

George Pu
George Pu

Business

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The Sunday Night Test: Why I walked away from $3M (and you should trust your gut too)

Oct 10, 2025

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9 min read

The Sunday Night Test: Why I walked away from $3M (and you should trust your gut too)

Why that chest-heavy feeling saved me $3M

George Pu
George Pu

Business

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$300K burned: Why I stopped following Y Combinator advice

Oct 3, 2025

•

6 min read

$300K burned: Why I stopped following Y Combinator advice

I burned $300K following Y Combinator's advice. Then I discovered the consulting-first model and hit $10K/month in 90 days. Here's the complete playbook.

George Pu
George Pu

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