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Featured Articles

One Step Is Enough: A Monday Reminder for Builders

A reminder for founders and builders: real progress isn’t about having everything figured out. It’s about consistency, simplifying the problem, and taking the next right step, even when things feel uncertain.

Samara Hernandez
February 3, 2026
monday motivation
founders
startups

Reflection Sunday – Busy vs. Meaningful

Reflection Sunday is a weekly pause to step back from the noise of the week and notice what truly mattered. This reflection explores the difference between being busy and being meaningful.

Samara Hernandez
February 2, 2026
reflection
founders
clarity

Build In Public - Tiny URLs and QR Code Lead Generator

Quick preview of our tiny URLs and QR Code Lead Generator

John Cotter
February 1, 2026
Build In Public
Startup Life
Founders

Latest Articles

One Step Is Enough: A Monday Reminder for Builders

A reminder for founders and builders: real progress isn’t about having everything figured out. It’s about consistency, simplifying the problem, and taking the next right step, even when things feel uncertain.

Samara Hernandez
February 3, 2026
monday motivation
founders
startups
building in public
consistency
momentum
entrepreneurship

Reflection Sunday – Busy vs. Meaningful

Reflection Sunday is a weekly pause to step back from the noise of the week and notice what truly mattered. This reflection explores the difference between being busy and being meaningful.

Samara Hernandez
February 2, 2026
reflection
founders
clarity
mindfulness
weekly reflection
startup mindset

Build In Public - Tiny URLs and QR Code Lead Generator

Quick preview of our tiny URLs and QR Code Lead Generator

John Cotter
February 1, 2026
Build In Public
Startup Life
Founders

Weekly Startup News - 1-30-2026

This week in startup news (Jan 24 – Jan 30, 2026)

John Cotter
January 31, 2026
Startup News
Fundraising
Failures
Product

Landing Page Builder by SparkLaunch

The Landing Page Builder is one of the features inside SparkLaunch designed to help founders turn an idea into a live page they can share, test, and learn from without starting from a blank page.

Samara Hernandez
January 28, 2026
startup
landing page
product demo
founders
build in public
saas tools

Let's Learn - What is a defensible moat?

A defensible moat is what makes your startup hard to copy, so you can keep customers, protect margins, and compound growth even when competitors show up.

John Cotter
January 27, 2026
Defensible Moat
Startup Strategy
Competitive Advantage

Weekly Startup News - 1-23-2026

This week in startup news (Jan 17 – Jan 23, 2026)

John Cotter
January 23, 2026
Startup News
Fundraising
Failures
Product

Let's Learn - What is First Principles Thinking?

First principles thinking is a way to solve problems by breaking them down to fundamental truths, challenging assumptions, and rebuilding better solutions from scratch.

John Cotter
January 20, 2026
First Principles
Strategy
Growth
Problem Solving
Innovation

Weekly Startup News - 1-16-2026

This week in startup news (Jan 10 – Jan 16, 2026)

John Cotter
January 16, 2026
startup news
fundraising
failures
product

Let's Learn - What is Series Funding?

A quick breakdown of startup funding stages from pre-seed through Series C, what each round is for, and what investors expect at every step.

John Cotter
January 13, 2026
Startup Funding
Series Funding
Funding
Let's Learn

CES 2026 Recap

CES 2026 proved the future is shipping: Physical AI, on-device AI, and products that feel genuinely useful.

John Cotter
January 9, 2026
CES2026
Startups
Hardware
AI
Founders

Weekly Startup News - 1-09-2026

This week in startup news (Jan 3 – Jan 9, 2026)

John Cotter
January 9, 2026
startup news
fundraising
failures
product