Oz Merchant

Fundraising

Bootstrapped, Seed-Strapped, or VC-Backed? How to Fund Your Startup in the AI Age

Ever feel like everyone’s fundraising but no one’s building? You

Inner CEO

From Burn to Build: How Smart Founders Flip the Script on Startup Survival in Just 7 Steps

Ever felt the panic rise as your runway shrinks? It’s

Inner CEO

Value Creation vs. Business Model: Which Comes First in a Startup (And Why You’re Probably Thinking About It Backwards)

Ever built something valuable, only to watch it die in

Fundraising

Fake Numbers, Real Confidence: Build the Pre-Revenue Model Investors Love

Ever tried to forecast your startup’s future and felt like

Scaling

Why Your First Hire Should Be a Generalist With These 5 Critical Traits

Ever bring on a hire who looked amazing on paper…

Forecasting

Don’t Forecast Blind: Why Pricing and Business Model Come Before the Bottom-Up Plan

Ever built a house starting with the curtains? That’s what