Startup Tycoon

Cheat codes and battle-tested playbooks for startup marketing, product, fundraising, and culture building from Adam Nathan, Founder and CEO of Blaze.ai, the #1 AI marketing tool for 1M+ entrepreneurs.

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Startup StoriesStartup Stories

Jan 30, 2025

Our high growth team culture playbook

We've grown from $0 to $5M in revenue in 15 months with a team of only 25. How?

Adam Nathan

Startup StoriesStartup Stories

Feb 12, 2025

Speed is the ultimate startup weapon

Talking about going fast is easy. Actually executing relentlessly month after month is the hard part. Here's how we do it.

Adam Nathan

Startup StoriesStartup Stories

Apr 10, 2025

Surviving 2025: A Small Business Owner's Guide

The constant threat of tariff chaos and a recession mean 2025 is the most challenging year for small businesses in decades. But there's a silver lining.

Adam Nathan

Startup StoriesStartup Stories

Mar 21, 2025

Our Master Plan

Great founders call their shot. Here's my vision for Blaze, and why I think it's going to rewrite the rules of our entire economy.

Adam Nathan

Startup StoriesStartup Stories

Jan 23, 2025

How I became a founder

No one's path to founding a company is linear. That's half the fun.

Adam Nathan

Startup StoriesStartup Stories

Jan 16, 2025

Blaze Year 1: "Hell of a pivot"

How I turned around a failing business and made Blaze one of the fastest growing AI tools on the planet.

Adam Nathan

Startup StoriesStartup Stories

6 hours ago

My CEO User Guide

Every great leader should have a CEO User Guide - it tells your team how to work and communicate with you, and helps you retain your best people. But writing one is tough. Here's my template.

Adam Nathan

Startup StoriesStartup Stories

Apr 10, 2025

Surviving 2025: A Small Business Owner's Guide

The constant threat of tariff chaos and a recession mean 2025 is the most challenging year for small businesses in decades. But there's a silver lining.

Adam Nathan

Startup StoriesStartup Stories

Apr 08, 2025

How to Do More in 24 Hours Than Anyone Else

Being productive means ruthlessly prioritizing, taking care of yourself, and having enough trust to delegate. It's a lot harder than it looks - here's how I do it.

Adam Nathan

Startup StoriesStartup Stories

Mar 28, 2025

The "founder-market fit" trap

Want to start the next unicorn? Forget about building for your friends. Here's how you can think bigger and build what people really need.

Adam Nathan

Startup StoriesStartup Stories

Mar 21, 2025

Our Master Plan

Great founders call their shot. Here's my vision for Blaze, and why I think it's going to rewrite the rules of our entire economy.

Adam Nathan

Startup StoriesStartup Stories

Mar 13, 2025

The Wall

Startup life means facing walls - intimidating barriers that make you question everything at 2am. These 3 core skills have pulled me through my darkest moments and will help you scale your own walls and win.

Adam Nathan

Startup StoriesStartup Stories

Feb 26, 2025

If you want to be a founder, don't make these 10 mistakes

You'll inevitably make mistakes as a founder. Hopefully this helps you learn from them faster and stay alive long enough to scale.

Adam Nathan

Startup StoriesStartup Stories

Feb 12, 2025

Speed is the ultimate startup weapon

Talking about going fast is easy. Actually executing relentlessly month after month is the hard part. Here's how we do it.

Adam Nathan

Startup StoriesStartup Stories

Feb 05, 2025

Killer Fundraising Decks 101

I've designed decks that iconic companies have used to raise over $2B. Here are my secrets to making a dazzling slide deck that gets investors on your side.

Adam Nathan

Startup StoriesStartup Stories

Jan 30, 2025

Our high growth team culture playbook

We've grown from $0 to $5M in revenue in 15 months with a team of only 25. How?

Adam Nathan

Startup StoriesStartup Stories

Jan 23, 2025

How I became a founder

No one's path to founding a company is linear. That's half the fun.

Adam Nathan

Startup StoriesStartup Stories

Jan 16, 2025

Blaze Year 1: "Hell of a pivot"

How I turned around a failing business and made Blaze one of the fastest growing AI tools on the planet.

Adam Nathan