Crowdfunding and traditional angel and VC startup fundraising look different, but they test the same thing: will people commit capital? Founders on the traditional fundraising path can learn a lot from crowdfunding success principles. forbes.com/sites/abdoriani/2…

Most startups don’t fail because they lack upside. They fail because they ran out of time. In this article, inspired by The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel, I explore why survival is a more important goal than growth: forbes.com/sites/abdoriani/2…

We love clean startup stories. Clear insight → bold decision → massive success. Reality is messier. In this article, inspired by The Psychology of Money, we explore why founders underestimate the role of luck and how that distorts decision-making. forbes.com/sites/abdoriani/2…

Negotiations don’t start in the meeting. They start with positioning - who looks like they have leverage. New article (inspired by Winning Through Intimidation) on why most deals are decided before they begin: forbes.com/sites/abdoriani/2…

Smart founders don’t fail financially because they lack knowledge. They fail because behavior overrides logic under pressure. Our new article, inspired by The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel, breaks down why and how to fix it: forbes.com/sites/abdoriani/2…

Most teams think they’re aligned. Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman explains why they’re not. Alignment isn’t talking more. It’s making the vision explicit. forbes.com/sites/abdoriani/2…

In the end, a brand that tries to mean everything often ends up meaning very little. For startups, this is a deadly sin: forbes.com/sites/abdoriani/2…

Startups don’t lose because they lack value. They lose because they try to communicate too much of it. The best companies win by owning one idea. Why focus beats breadth 👇 forbes.com/sites/abdoriani/2…

Vanity metrics are one of the easiest ways to cripple a promising project. In the long run, substance > status. forbes.com/sites/abdoriani/2…

Startups don’t just compete on product. They compete on values. Inspired by The Status Game, this piece explores how virtue becomes a strategy — and when it quietly backfires 👇 forbes.com/sites/abdoriani/2…

Most startups think they compete with similar companies. Customers don’t see it that way. Inspired by Positioning, this piece explains the “Ladder Effect” - and why you’re probably being compared to the wrong competitor 👇 forbes.com/sites/abdoriani/2…

Learn why startup leaders overestimate their grip on information and why coherence matters more than command. Startup lessons based on Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari: forbes.com/sites/abdoriani/2…

4 storytelling lessons from Save the Cat! by Blake Snyder that apply directly to startup storytelling👇 forbes.com/sites/abdoriani/2…

Urgency builds startups. Mismanaged urgency burns them down. 5 ways founders accidentally turn early-stage pressure into burnout and how to avoid it 👇 forbes.com/sites/abdoriani/2…

Here are 10 storytelling principles every founder should understand inspired by The Storytelling Animal. Because you’re telling a story whether you mean to or not. 👇 forbes.com/sites/abdoriani/2…

“Work harder” works - until it doesn’t. The growth stage is one of the hardest for successful founders because it is the stage in which they need to shift their attitude. ttps://www.forbes.com/sites/abdoriani/2026/01/30/why-working-harder-stops-working-as-a-startup-grows/

Internal tools are supposed to support the product. More and more, they become one. forbes.com/sites/abdoriani/2…

What has truly changed in hiring engineers? Which traditional hiring signals are now misleading? How should founders rethink technical interviews in the age of AI-assisted development? forbes.com/sites/abdoriani/2…

Many startups are layering AI models, frameworks, and APIs long before they understand their real value. Premature AI stacks create fragility instead of leverage, and this is why architectural restraint is a competitive advantage for founders in 2026. forbes.com/sites/abdoriani/2…

Drawing on Kim Scott’s Radical Candor, this article breaks down practical ways founders can give clearer feedback, build trust faster, and raise standards without damaging relationships. forbes.com/sites/abdoriani/2…