100 Checks
with Eddie Lou

The Risk of Playing Safe

Sean Harper, CEO of Kin Insurance, on Building Ambitious Startups

How to Build a Nonprofit Like a High-Growth Startup with Jeff Nelson, One Goal

A founder's guide to entrepreneurial philanthropy

Burn the Ships: What Mike Apostal Learned Scaling Factor from $200K to $185 million

6 lessons for founders in competitive industries

From Founder to CEO

Luke Liu (Albert.io) on Growing with Your Startup

Should You Start a Startup? Read This Before You Decide.

$1M to $100M in 2 Years: The Story of Home Chef with Founder Pat Vihtelic

Building in the Midwest: When Constraints Become Superpowers with Ryan Coon, Avail

Why Midwest constraints are a founder's secret weapon

Pitch Deck Review: Answer the Most Burning Questions Upfront

The (New) Story of ChowBus

Catching up with the founders after their $81 million funding round

9 Mistakes Early Stage Founders Make

There are really just 3 things you need to get right as a founder.

Yes, your startup still needs a Technical Co-Founder

Coding agents make technical founders more important, not less

My Top 3 Investments and what they have in common

Financial return is just one part of the equation

Pitch Deck Review: $1M AI Seed Round

I went slide-by-slide through a real pitch deck to tell you what's working, what's not, and how to improve your fundraising odds.

Founders: What to Know Before You Scale

Three lessons they won't teach you at business school

An Angel’s ROI: Relationships Over Investment

How I think about the angel-founder relationship and adding value as an investor

Calling on Angels: Why Most Founders Should Raise from Angels, Not VCs