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YIP Editorial

August 11, 2026 · 1 min read

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Arknights: Endfield, le succès qui redéfinit les jeux gacha

Arknights: Endfield a généré 126,7 millions de dollars en six mois. Découvrez comment ce jeu japonais redessine l'avenir des modèles gacha mobiles.

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YIP Editorial

August 6, 2026

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YIP Editorial

August 5, 2026

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Eyeshadow Sticks: Why Makeup Artists Love Them

Eyeshadow sticks are reshaping beauty routines with one-swipe color and formula innovation. Learn why pros trust them and how to choose the right one.

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YIP Editorial

August 4, 2026

8 min
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What a skincare brand taught me about running a SaaS company later

The product categories couldn't be more different. The underlying lessons about audience, trust, and cashflow discipline turned out to transfer almost entirely.

Wesley O'quinn

Wesley O'quinn

June 18, 2026

6 min
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AI & Ops

The no-code stack that got us to launch in three weeks

No engineers, three weeks, one working product. Not a demo — a real thing early users paid for, built on tools most founders already have access to.

Ines Abdalla

Ines Abdalla

June 1, 2026

6 min
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Finance

Term sheet red flags nobody warns first-time founders about

Most first-time founders focus entirely on valuation and miss the clauses that matter far more once things get difficult a year or two later.

Shaun Gold

Shaun Gold

May 28, 2026

9 min
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Sales & PMF

The pitch structure that makes investors lean in

Not a template for slides. A structure for the argument underneath them — the one that decides whether an investor leans forward or starts checking their phone.

Shaun Gold

Shaun Gold

May 6, 2026

8 min
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Growth

The exact signal that tells you it's time to go paid

Not a revenue number, not a follower count. It's a much narrower signal than most founders expect, and most spend money long before they've actually seen it.

Shaun Gold

Shaun Gold

April 18, 2026

6 min
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Pre-revenue, ten interviews a week, and strangely fine with it

The pressure to show revenue early is real. Here's why sitting in the uncomfortable pre-revenue stage on purpose turned out to be the better decision.

Reda Vaisvidiene

Reda Vaisvidiene

April 2, 2026

5 min

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