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product-market fit

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Apr 12, 2026

Why Most Successful Founders Don't Know What They're Building From Day One

Coco Mao (CEO, OpenArt) dismantles the day-one-visionary myth and explains why fast decisions beat right decisions when you're trying to find product-market fit.

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Apr 9, 2026

Finding New Land: How to Spot the Tailwinds That Create New Market Opportunities

Mercedes Bent breaks down five sources of market tailwinds—technology, regulatory, cultural, geographical, macro—and how founders use them to find uncontested territory.

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Mar 27, 2026

How VCs Actually Evaluate AI Startups (It's Not What You Think)

Mercedes Bent shares her 7-point founder framework and the 4 categories that separate portfolio companies from ideas. Your TAM slide doesn't matter as much as you think.

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Mar 22, 2026

Why You Should Launch Products You're Ashamed Of

Coco Mao (CEO, OpenArt) explains why launching when you're polished is the wrong move — and how the 'dressed-down' MVP actually tells you whether you have product-market fit.

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Mar 21, 2026

Why Consumer AI Startups Fail at Retention—And How to Fix It

Mercedes Bent (Partner, Premise Ventures) explains why consumer products live or die on day-one retention—and why the YC wisdom to avoid consumer AI might actually be right.

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