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EO Magazine’s Second Article: Disrupt and the New Startup Order

Hi builders! It’s Hyeri from EO again.

I’ve been thinking a lot about how TechCrunch Disrupt lost its place as the center of startup culture.

Part of that conversation started with Garry Tan’s viral line:
“TechCrunch is a total waste of time.”
It made me wonder if he had a point.

After moving to SF, I finally attended Disrupt, something I’d imagined for years as a startup reporter. But what I experienced felt… different. The raw energy was gone, replaced by something far more polished.

So I dug deeper into its history, how Disrupt became iconic, and how it slowly drifted away from founders.

In this new piece, I break down:
• what Disrupt used to be
• why its “centrality” faded
• and where the REAL startup action is happening now

Full article here 👇
www.eomag.io/article/disrupt-no-more-center?utm_so…

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Hi everyone 🙌🏻 We’re launching a weekly Startup Tips series — hoping to help you get your resources to 10x your game.

This week, we're starting with Peter Ahn, the GOAT B2B sales master.
Peter is the CCO at TigerBeetle and previously worked at Dropbox, Slack, and Google. He has coached 100+ startup founders, helping them achieve exponential growth in enterprise deal-making.

At Dropbox, Peter closed the company’s first $2M enterprise deal.
In this post, he breaks down 4 lessons from that breakthrough win:

1️⃣ Make a killer first impression
2️⃣ Craft a compelling pitch story
3️⃣ Design an engaging demo
4️⃣ Negotiate like a pro

Most early-stage founders struggle with landing their first big enterprise deal — not because their product isn’t good, but because they’ve never been trained to sell at that level. This framework gives you what you need to crush your next meeting.

🎓 Let us help you crush your next B2B sales call 📈 — 70% off for our subscribers
www.eoschool.io/peter-ahn-B2B-sales?utm_id=eoschoo…

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EO Magazine’s First Article: How Our Team Built 600K Subscribers

Hi builders! I’m Hyeri, EO’s new content editor.

I moved to SF two weeks ago because I deeply resonate with EO’s bold mission.
EO’s mission is simple: empowering entrepreneurs to build the future.
And this team has been living that statement — building a global channel from scratch, in a new place, with nothing but hustle and conviction.

So for my first article, I asked the team:
Why did you come here? How did you grow from zero to 600K subs abroad?

Their answers became this piece.

Read the full story
👉 www.eomag.io/article/eo-global-media?utm_source=yo…

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How Kalshi convinced the US Government to allow event trading and just raised $185M at a $2B valuation

Kalshi's vision is ambitious: to empower anyone to capitalize on their opinions by trading on the outcome of events. With $185M in new funding led by Paradigm and a $2B valuation, Kalshi is rapidly scaling—propelled by CEO Tarek Mansour and the team's exceptional rigor and passion for building a new financial frontier, without a playbook.

As Tarek explains, Kalshi is "creating tradable instruments out of anything that has economic or social value"—fitting for a company whose name means "everything" in Arabic.

We sat down with Tarek to discuss how Kalshi navigated uncharted regulatory waters and what's next for the company.

🎥 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXNtZ...

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Massive congrats to Jesse Zhang and the Decagon team on their $131M Series C at a $1.5B valuation! 🚀

From stealth to unicorn – Decagon is redefining enterprise customer support with AI agents that handle complex workflows end-to-end, not just simple chatbot queries.

We had the opportunity to interview Jesse early on about Decagon's vision for enterprise AI. His insights on building AI agents vs. chatbots are even more relevant now.

Watch our interview: https://youtu.be/I5YOjn1V1fU?si=hirCx...

The bar for enterprise AI just got raised. 💪

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Huge congrats to Roy Lee and Cluely on their $15M raise led by a16z! 🎉

Just 5 months ago, Roy was a Columbia student with an idea. Today? He's raised $20.3M total funding and is rapidly scaling with major industry attention.

We recently sat down with Roy to discuss the future of viral content and his vision for AI beyond chatbots. His thesis that AI needs to break free from text-based limitations is resonating with top investors.

Want to hear Roy's insights on building the next generation of AI interaction? Check out our full interview: https://youtu.be/KHSI0Qu4ovQ?si=LxbiT...

From dorm room to $20M+ funded startup in 5 months. Incredible momentum.

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You're invited to the EO 500K subscriber event!

Our first live online town hall is just one week away!


Join us from wherever you are for this gathering where you'll:
• Get an exclusive first look at what's next for EO
• Ask the questions you've always wanted answered
• Share your thoughts and help shape EO's future direction


This isn't a presentation — it's a conversation. Just hop on and chat with the EO team.


📅 June 24 (Tue), 8–9PM PDT
👉 lu.ma/qjrjgz7d


Limited spots available online, so secure yours soon.

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500,000 subscribers — and this is just the beginning.

Thanks to your support, EO has reached 500K subscribers!


We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who’s walked this journey with us.
To celebrate, we’re hosting our very first live Zoom town hall — and you’re invited.


We’ll share what’s next for EO, answer your questions, and hear your thoughts.
It’s a space to connect, reflect, and shape the future of EO together.


📅 June 24 (Tue), 8–9PM PDT
👉 lu.ma/qjrjgz7d


Thank you for being part of this journey — we wouldn’t be here without you.

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He walked away from a $1.5B company — and this week, his next one was acquired for $1B.

Nikita Shamgunov is the founder and CEO of Neon, a serverless Postgres company built for the cloud and AI era. This week, Databricks announced its acquisition of Neon for $1B.


In our interview, Nikita shared how he thinks about timing, change, and building for what's next.

#Neon #Databricks #Startup #AI #FounderStories #EO

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New School Sales for Startups 2.0 🚀 with Peter Ahn is now live!

Since launch, a clear pattern emerged among the founders and salespeople who took the course: success starts even before the first call.

That’s why we’re adding a new module on establishing ⚡️outbound sales tactics.

Module 5: <Establishing Outbound Sales Tactics>
→ How to use personal branding, lead magnets, and AI to attract the right customers — without losing authenticity.

✅ Why outbound is different for startups
✅ Building your personal brand & thought leadership
✅ Creating “lead magnets” to spark real conversations
✅ Scaling what works using AI (without sounding robotic)

Plus, a bonus Q&A session with Peter where he answers real questions from the first 100 students.

Along with the original 4 modules:
1/ Making a killer first impression
2/ Crafting an effective pitch deck
3/ Designing an engaging demo
4/ Negotiating like a pro

If you’re a founder or early-stage salesperson looking to build a sales motion that feels natural, not forced — 2.0 was built for you.

Start your journey with us today > bit.ly/4lxhGBg

hashtag#EOschool hashtag#founder hashtag#sales hashtag#growth hashtag#startups

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