Learn From Today’s Best Founders

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This newsletter dives deep on pivotal lessons that changed the early trajectory of some of today’s best startups. As if you got 1-on-1 mentorship from their founders.

Short, crisp, insightful. Shared a few times a week with 2,000+ early stage startup founders / operators.

“Only a fool learns from their own mistakes. The wise learn from those of others.”

Pascal

Curated by Pascal Unger (LinkedIn | X), GP & co-founder at focal.vc

Recently started a company or thinking about it?

At focal, we’re technical, AI native builders’ first choice for their first check.

We lead their first round at the very start with up to $1M. Often before they even write their first line of code.

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