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Raising money fucked me up
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How I Made My First $1,300 from a SaaS While Finishing High School
Introduction I'm 17 and made $1,300 from my SaaS in the first 30 days while juggling AP exams and college applications. It’s not life‑changing money, but it pr...
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Would you take a bag of cash from a VC or stay bootstrapped?
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Pebble founder says his new company is ‘not a startup’
Pebble's founder talks about how his new company is doing things differently....
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Why Your Humble Start is Your Greatest Asset.
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I Built an AI Business Plan Generator - Here's What I Learned
The Problem with Business Plans Every entrepreneur knows the struggle: you have a brilliant idea, but turning it into a professional, investor‑ready business p...
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Fast-Growing Business Opportunities in Bangladesh 2026
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‘College dropout’ has become the most coveted startup founder credential
AI founders are increasingly using their 'dropout' status as a credential during YC pitches....
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Why I'm Building Yet Another URL Shortener in 2025 (And Why It's Not Crazy)
'The URL shortener market is saturated.' I've heard this a hundred times. Bitly, TinyURL, Rebrandly, Short.io... why would anyone build another one? Here's why...
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How JP Vasta Helps Small Business Owners Overcome Marketing Overwhelm with AI
The Marketing Overwhelm Problem For many small business owners, marketing feels like an endless obligation that never quite fits into the day. There are posts...
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Beyond the Stats: How I Built Textideo.com in 6 Months of Silence
Opening up Dev.to today, my feed is flooded with DEV Wrapped 2025 posts. Commit streaks, reading stats, shiny new badges — all inspiring in their own way. But i...
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Building venture-backable companies in heavily regulated spaces
This week on Build Mode, Startup Battlefield editor Isabelle Johannessen spoke to two founders who are working to make progress in industries ripe for disruptio...