Cameron Hayes

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24,541 Pitch Decks Tracked: Here’s Where Investors Stop Reading

You send the deck. Then nothing.Every founder knows that silence. Almost nobody knows what is inside it.Papermark does.…

How to build your CFO skills in Claude (live recording)

The recording from the previous live Claude Masterclass is now ready to watch for all Paid Members. And…

260+ Institutional LPs That Back VC Funds in 2026

Emerging managers spend their first fund raising it.Same problem founders have, one layer up: which allocators write into…

(LIVE) AI Masterclass for CFOs starts in 2 days

I’m hosting a private AI masterclass for CFOs on Thursday, September 3, at 11:00 AM ET.This is not…

Roundup #87: Technology BAD!!

Art by GPT-5.6Howdy, folks! Today’s roundup has fewer items than normal, because I wanted to write a bit…

The Startup Marketing Advice Nobody Gives You Until You Have Wasted a Year

What Nobody Tells You About Startup MarketingIn 2020, PostHog published its entire employee handbook on its own website.…

How to crack YC investing🎯, AI Intelligence Is Becoming the Primitive Layer💡, European VC Valuations Climb📈

Another week, another pulse check on Tech.From top insights and reports to new funds, VC jobs, resources, and…

How to run a monthly reforecast with Claude as a CFO (live recording)

Glenn Hopper walked Insider Members through his actual monthly planning cycle inside Claude. He has spent 20+ years…

In defense of Asian American art

Back in 2015, when I was living in Brooklyn, my apartment flooded. My landlord, who owned a bunch…

Building the AI infrastructure for CFOs (LIVE)

I’m hosting a private AI masterclass for CFOs on Thursday, September 3, at 11:00 AM ET.This is not…

180 Emerging VC Funds Actively Investing in 2026

Every founder in your batch is building the same target list.Same twelve firms. Which means a partner there…

Here’s how we’re all going to die

Imagine the following scenario:It’s 2029. An angry, bright 16-year-old gets rejected by his high school crush. Dejected and…

Granola's Growth Playbook: Wedge, Moat, Pricing, Context Layer

This week’s piece is a guest deep dive, and a special one.Ivan Landabaso is a Partner at JME…

How to build a Chief of Staff with Claude as a CFO

CFO is the hardest job in finance. You struggle day to day with administrative burdens.You can't be present…

The death of Market Street

I still remember the first time I set foot on Market Street. I was a freshman in college,…