Pablo Fernandez Alvarez

5 Claude Skills That Fill the Gaps in Anthropic's Sales Plugin (A Pack for Founders)

Sep 21, 2026

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5 min read

5 Claude Skills That Fill the Gaps in Anthropic's Sales Plugin (A Pack for Founders)

A practical map of what Claude already does for founder-led sales, what it misses, and a skills pack built to cover the gaps.

Pablo Fernandez Alvarez

Grok Bot, One Month In: 4 Things the Copy-Paste Playbooks Don't Tell You (and a 5-Field Charter That Does)

Sep 21, 2026

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5 min read

Grok Bot, One Month In: 4 Things the Copy-Paste Playbooks Don't Tell You (and a 5-Field Charter That Does)

What early testers, security researchers and the official docs reveal about running AI agents for real.

Pablo Fernandez Alvarez

Tools

The Free Hiring Plan Template for Founders: How to Forecast 12 Months of Headcount Cost in 30 Minutes

Sep 21, 2026

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3 min read

The Free Hiring Plan Template for Founders: How to Forecast 12 Months of Headcount Cost in 30 Minutes

Why your hiring plan is really your runway plan — and the model to build it.

Pablo Fernandez Alvarez

Tools

About 96% of Cooley's Q2 2026 Venture Deals Use Founder-Friendly Exit Terms. Here's How to Know If Yours Is One of Them (Free Checklist)

Sep 21, 2026

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5 min read

About 96% of Cooley's Q2 2026 Venture Deals Use Founder-Friendly Exit Terms. Here's How to Know If Yours Is One of Them (Free Checklist)

The term sheet clauses that matter more than valuation, what "normal" looks like in 2026, and the questions to bring to your lawyer.

Pablo Fernandez Alvarez

Fundraising

B2B Startups Don't Need Virality to Raise. They Need Revenue That Compounds

Sep 21, 2026

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5 min read

B2B Startups Don't Need Virality to Raise. They Need Revenue That Compounds

How to raise as a B2B startup: the metrics that replace a viral loop, who to pitch, and which decks to study.

Pablo Fernandez Alvarez

Tools

3x in 3 Years or 3x in 10? Why IRR and Return Multiples Tell Different Stories (Free Calculator)

Sep 20, 2026

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4 min read

3x in 3 Years or 3x in 10? Why IRR and Return Multiples Tell Different Stories (Free Calculator)

Why investors care about when you exit as much as how big the exit is.

Pablo Fernandez Alvarez

Tools

How VCs Price Your Round Backwards From the Exit: The VC Method, Explained (Free Model)

Sep 20, 2026

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4 min read

How VCs Price Your Round Backwards From the Exit: The VC Method, Explained (Free Model)

The back-solve math investors use to set your valuation, and the dilution step most founders miss.

Pablo Fernandez Alvarez

Tools

Among Startups That Raised Series A, the Median Wait From Seed Was 20 Months. Does Your Runway Last That Long? (Free Calculator)

Sep 20, 2026

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4 min read

Among Startups That Raised Series A, the Median Wait From Seed Was 20 Months. Does Your Runway Last That Long? (Free Calculator)

Launch costs, monthly burn and runway, calculated the way investors will check them.

Pablo Fernandez Alvarez

Tools

26% Growth in 2024, 35% Planned for 2025: How to Build a SaaS Forecast Your Board Will Believe (Free Template)

Sep 20, 2026

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5 min read

26% Growth in 2024, 35% Planned for 2025: How to Build a SaaS Forecast Your Board Will Believe (Free Template)

Targets, trends and forecasts are three different things. Here's how to keep them apart and plan growth driver by driver.

Pablo Fernandez Alvarez

Tools

The Median Founder Owns ~22% After Series B: How to Model Your Own Dilution (Free Calculator)

Sep 20, 2026

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4 min read

The Median Founder Owns ~22% After Series B: How to Model Your Own Dilution (Free Calculator)

Pre-money, post-money, SAFEs and the option pool shuffle, explained with a free cap table model.

Pablo Fernandez Alvarez

The AI Startup Cost Calculator: How to Find Your Real Gross Margin in 15 Minutes

Sep 20, 2026

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5 min read

The AI Startup Cost Calculator: How to Find Your Real Gross Margin in 15 Minutes

Why AI products don't get SaaS margins by default, and the levers that decide yours.

Pablo Fernandez Alvarez

Tools

Your Break-Even Point Is Closer (or Further) Than You Think: A Free Calculator + the 5 Numbers That Move It

Sep 18, 2026

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6 min read

Your Break-Even Point Is Closer (or Further) Than You Think: A Free Calculator + the 5 Numbers That Move It

A practical guide to finding the month your startup stops burning cash, for transactional and SaaS businesses.

Pablo Fernandez Alvarez

The Competitive Intelligence Agent: How to Catch Every Competitor Move That Matters in 15 Minutes a Week

Sep 18, 2026

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5 min read

The Competitive Intelligence Agent: How to Catch Every Competitor Move That Matters in 15 Minutes a Week

Enterprise CI platforms cost tens of thousands a year. Here's how a founder builds the version that actually gets used — with one agent.

Pablo Fernandez Alvarez

DECKS

Malibou's 11-Slide YC Deck: How a French Payroll Startup Raised €3M by Borrowing Gusto's Story

Sep 18, 2026

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5 min read

Malibou's 11-Slide YC Deck: How a French Payroll Startup Raised €3M by Borrowing Gusto's Story

A teardown of the deck behind Malibou's seed round, and what it teaches founders about pitching a local market with a US comparable.

Pablo Fernandez Alvarez

DECKS

Novoflow's 9-Slide Deck: How Two Teenage Founders Raised $3.1M to Build AI Employees for Clinics

Sep 18, 2026

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5 min read

Novoflow's 9-Slide Deck: How Two Teenage Founders Raised $3.1M to Build AI Employees for Clinics

A teardown of the YC deck behind Novoflow's seed round, and what it teaches founders about selling a big vision with five paying customers.

Pablo Fernandez Alvarez

DECKS

No Deck, Just a 2-Page Memo: How Omnia Raised €3.5M at Pre-Seed

Sep 18, 2026

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6 min read

No Deck, Just a 2-Page Memo: How Omnia Raised €3.5M at Pre-Seed

A teardown of the memo an ex-Klarna founder used to convince Visionaries Club, and what it teaches founders about pitching without slides.

Pablo Fernandez Alvarez

DECKS

Revolut's £1.5M Seed Deck: The 11 Slides Behind a $115B Company

Sep 18, 2026

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6 min read

Revolut's £1.5M Seed Deck: The 11 Slides Behind a $115B Company

A teardown of the pitch that got Balderton to write the first check, and what it teaches founders about seed decks today.

Pablo Fernandez Alvarez

DECKS

JPMorgan's First Republic Deck: How to Sell a $173B Rescue in 7 Slides

Sep 18, 2026

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5 min read

JPMorgan's First Republic Deck: How to Sell a $173B Rescue in 7 Slides

A teardown of the deck JPMorgan showed investors the morning a bank failed, and what it teaches founders about pitching.

Pablo Fernandez Alvarez

DECKS

5 Lessons from Ford Credit's Deck to Make Your Financial Story More Credible

Sep 18, 2026

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5 min read

5 Lessons from Ford Credit's Deck to Make Your Financial Story More Credible

What founders can learn about cash, risk, and funding from a debt investor deck.

Pablo Fernandez Alvarez

DECKS

Starbucks' Investor Day Deck: 6 Lessons for Founders

Sep 18, 2026

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5 min read

Starbucks' Investor Day Deck: 6 Lessons for Founders

A teardown of the "Triple Shot Reinvention" deck, with the full deck to download at the end.

Pablo Fernandez Alvarez

DECKS

Anthropic's Early Deck: The 10 Slides a 100-Person Startup Used to Sell Itself Before Reaching a $965B Valuation

Sep 18, 2026

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5 min read

Anthropic's Early Deck: The 10 Slides a 100-Person Startup Used to Sell Itself Before Reaching a $965B Valuation

A teardown of the talent pitch Daniela Amodei gave while Claude was still in private beta, and what founders can steal from it.

Pablo Fernandez Alvarez

Fundraising

Valuation Isn't the Deal: What to Check Before You Sign Your First Term Sheet

Sep 17, 2026

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5 min read

Valuation Isn't the Deal: What to Check Before You Sign Your First Term Sheet

The clauses that decide your control, your next round and your exit, explained for first-time founders.

Pablo Fernandez Alvarez

Fundraising

6,796 Investors, One Database: How to Find the Right Ones for Your Round

Sep 17, 2026

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3 min read

6,796 Investors, One Database: How to Find the Right Ones for Your Round

Stop pitching everyone. Start pitching the investors who actually write checks at your stage.

Pablo Fernandez Alvarez

Fundraising

The 13 Best Startup Accelerators to Apply to in 2026 (and How to Choose One)

Sep 17, 2026

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3 min read

The 13 Best Startup Accelerators to Apply to in 2026 (and How to Choose One)

A free guide for early-stage founders deciding whether to trade equity for acceleration.

Pablo Fernandez Alvarez

Delegating to GPT-6 Astra: What It Really Costs a Founder, and When It Pays Off

Sep 17, 2026

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6 min read

Delegating to GPT-6 Astra: What It Really Costs a Founder, and When It Pays Off

The new model can take on bigger jobs than any before it. Here is how to pick the right work, count the real cost, and keep only what earns its place.

Pablo Fernandez Alvarez