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You can’t vibe code a business
A product is not a business.
Feb 17
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Melissa Kwan
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Equity is like toothpaste
A stranger asked for equity in my startup after a one hour meeting.
Feb 10
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Melissa Kwan
12
11
3
Bootstrapped 13 years to exit: A true founder story
Why a "boring" founder exit is the extraordinary outcome most of us should be chasing.
Feb 3
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Melissa Kwan
19
10
6
January 2026
This month's good stuff
How badly do you want to win? What are you doing this for?
Jan 30
8
1
Why I stopped talking about what I do
Not everyone needs to understand what you're doing. Most won't.
Jan 27
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Melissa Kwan
9
8
3
7 biggest lies I unlearned to get here
The 7 lies I had to unlearn in 4 decades to build my own life and follow my own script.
Jan 20
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Melissa Kwan
8
3
How I stopped feeling so behind
Are you measuring yourself against an ideal that doesn't exist?
Jan 14
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Melissa Kwan
3
I’m Melissa, here’s my founder story
The complete, unfiltered version of my 15-year founder journey and how I got here.
Jan 8
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Melissa Kwan
9
4
5
December 2025
Best of 2025 at your founder next door
Best stuff from 2025 & favorite end of year reflections template.
Dec 30, 2025
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Melissa Kwan
2
2
1
Difference between winners and losers
When I my quit job to start a company, my boss made fun of me.
Dec 23, 2025
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Melissa Kwan
12
4
Lucky people create their own opportunities
How lucky are you? An experiment with 400 people on what luck is.
Dec 16, 2025
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Melissa Kwan
12
9
2
7 things that made us an attractive acquisition
How to build a buyable business every day.
Dec 9, 2025
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Melissa Kwan
8
3
3
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