Lessons from a Startup Life

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Massachusetts Leads the Nation in Startup IPO Probability
Massachusetts leads the nation in converting VC-backed startups into IPOs, outpacing California, which generates more unicorns but keeps them private…
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Doug Levin
The Coming Compute Glut and What Happens After the Data Center Boom
AI infrastructure is being built faster than near-term demand can absorb, echoing the late-1990s fiber overbuild, meaning today’s speculative rush in…
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Doug Levin
When Worlds Collide: Bridging the AI Culture Divide
The “AI Culture Clash” explores how the real challenge in AI transformation isn’t technical but cultural—bridging the gap between disciplines…
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Doug Levin
Angel Investing in 2025: Resilience, Realism & Renewed Opportunity
If venture capital is a boom-and-bust spectacle, angel investing is where conviction still meets craft.
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Doug Levin
Can America’s IPO Engine Restart?
Reviving America’s IPO engine is essential to sustain innovation, recycle capital, and reaffirm the nation’s commitment to open and forward-looking…
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Doug Levin

October 2025

9x Better. One-of-a-Kind. That’s the Bar for Your Product Idea.
To win adoption, your product must be at least 9x better and uniquely yours—transformative enough to overcome customer inertia and defensible enough…
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Doug Levin
Big Tech’s $350B Bet on AI Infrastructure
Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Meta are projected to spend $350 billion on AI in 2025—mostly on data centers—consolidating critical infrastructure in…
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Doug Levin
From SEO to AEO to GEO: Optimizing for the GenAI Era
For years, marketers, founders, and operators lived and breathed SEO—crafting content to rank higher on Google. Today and into the future, it’s AEO and…
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Doug Levin
The Physics of a Balanced Startup Life
Startup life is chaotic and draining, but founders can endure and thrive by applying physics-inspired principles—conserving energy, balancing rest with…
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Doug Levin
Shadow AI: The Next Frontier in Enterprise Risk
Shadow AI—the unsanctioned use of AI tools in the enterprise—offers productivity gains but poses serious risks around data security, compliance, and…
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Doug Levin
The Art of B2C Product Ideation
Successful B2C product ideation comes from tapping into basic human drives—framed by Reid Hoffman’s “seven deadly sins” framework—by identifying a…
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Doug Levin
Three Bubbles, Three Lessons for Investors and Operators
Speculative bubbles vary in causes and lessons, from tulips to dot-coms to cheap-capital booms; today’s AI surge stands out for its real utility and…
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Doug Levin
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