# The Blog

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## [Lovable’s Playbook: 12 Growth Channels That Fueled Their Meteoric Rise](/content/blog/lovables-playbook/index.html)

Lovable didn’t “get lucky” — they orchestrated growth across 12 different channels. Here’s how they built a growth engine so powerful it turned a side-project into a $200M ARR machine in record time.

Dec 1, 2025

## [Stop Being Clowns: 99% of Startups Should Bootstrap](/content/blog/why-startups-should-bootstrap/index.html)

Stop glorifying VCs. Ninety-nine percent of startups don’t need investors — they need customers. Raising early kills focus, kills ownership, and turns founders into pitch-deck interns. Bootstrap, make real money, keep the equity, and let investors chase you for once.

Dec 1, 2025

## [CURSOR PLAYBOOK](/content/blog/cursorplaybook/index.html)

This playbook breaks down how Cursor scaled from $0 to $1B ARR in just 2 years.

Nov 30, 2025