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The Pattern Recognizer

What investors see that founders miss. One pattern, every Friday.

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Venture capital

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Founder-market fit is a behavior

Nov 6, 2026

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9 min read

Founder-market fit is a behavior

Told through Pebble: the founder who had it, lost it, and came back for a do-over.

Taissa Maleh
Taissa Maleh

Startups

How to build the receipt your buyer pays against

Nov 5, 2026

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1 min read

How to build the receipt your buyer pays against

Five fields that make outcome pricing hold up and get you through procurement.

Taissa Maleh
Taissa Maleh

Startups

How to write a pilot that ends in a contract

Nov 4, 2026

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2 min read

How to write a pilot that ends in a contract

Six questions, seven fields and a review date that keep you out of pilot purgatory.

Taissa Maleh
Taissa Maleh

Startups

How to find the right customer

Nov 3, 2026

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2 min read

How to find the right customer

Five steps, five questions and one scorecard to find the buyer who pays from their own P&L.

Taissa Maleh
Taissa Maleh

AI

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Build on the problem, not the cycle

Oct 30, 2026

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7 min read

Build on the problem, not the cycle

What the dot-com crash and the rise of cloud teach AI founders about who survives a funding cycle.

Taissa Maleh
Taissa Maleh

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