Elizabeth Yin

Founders don't have time to work on a great pitch. So today, I'm excited to announce our launch of Dunky AI! Dunky AI evaluates pitches. We built Dunky AI to help you speed up the process of crea...

Next week is going to be INSANE. We are doing a 24 hour advice hotline to give founders our best advice on sticky situations. 24 HOURS! AND, more importantly, with an amazing lineup of people who...

One of my biggest pet peeves as an investor: writing off companies too soon. Building a unicorn takes YEARS. Sure, there are a handful of companies that hit $100M/yr in revenue quickly, but the va...

After 15 years of studying product-market fit and observing ~1000 companies, I've learned that PMF isn't as straightforward as people think. Most say "when you have product-market fit, you know" -...

The startup landscape has fundamentally shifted in the last 2 years with AI's rise, and there are 5 changes that have caught many off guard: 1. Product-market fit is easier to lose than ever I use...

My take on Claude Cowork vs OpenClaw The AI agent space is heating up, and after extensive usage with both Claude Cowork and OpenClaw, I can say they're becoming direct competitors with completely...

The best investors don't write founders off after one bad idea. I know someone who pitched a terrible idea in 2011. Truly awful. The kind of pitch that makes you wonder if they understand their ow...

BREAKING: Hustle Fund Promotes Dunky AI to General Partner In a groundbreaking move, we're announcing the promotion of Dunky AI to General Partner - Silicon Valley's first AI to hold a senior inve...

I'm excited to announce the launch of Ground Floor Growth at Hustle Fund! Ground Floor Growth is a reverse job board. A place for people to share the work they've done and what they're excited ab...

Anthropic's recent policy changes about their tokens just forced me to think about AI agent efficiency. With the new rate change, my OpenClaw would cost $30-50/month and honestly…for doing very lit...

Next week is going to be INSANE. We are doing a 24 hour advice hotline to give founders our best advice on sticky situations. 24 HOURS! AND, more importantly, with an amazing lineup of people who...

Founders don't have time to work on a great pitch. So today, I'm excited to announce our launch of Dunky AI! Dunky AI evaluates pitches. We built Dunky AI to help you speed up the process of crea...

My take on Claude Cowork vs OpenClaw The AI agent space is heating up, and after extensive usage with both Claude Cowork and OpenClaw, I can say they're becoming direct competitors with completely...

After 15 years of studying product-market fit and observing ~1000 companies, I've learned that PMF isn't as straightforward as people think. Most say "when you have product-market fit, you know" -...

The startup landscape has fundamentally shifted in the last 2 years with AI's rise, and there are 5 changes that have caught many off guard: 1. Product-market fit is easier to lose than ever I use...

One of my biggest pet peeves as an investor: writing off companies too soon. Building a unicorn takes YEARS. Sure, there are a handful of companies that hit $100M/yr in revenue quickly, but the va...

Anthropic's recent policy changes about their tokens just forced me to think about AI agent efficiency. With the new rate change, my OpenClaw would cost $30-50/month and honestly…for doing very lit...

I've been watching my autonomous company build itself for the past few weeks. Mind blown. A few weeks ago, I started working on Paperclip, an open source project that allows you to build autonomo...

The best investors don't write founders off after one bad idea. I know someone who pitched a terrible idea in 2011. Truly awful. The kind of pitch that makes you wonder if they understand their ow...

**The Hidden Unit Economics Crisis in AI Products** I recently built an email triaging tool that costs me $1-2 per day to run. That might sound negligible, but here's the reality check: if I turne...