# the real how > Real stories and lessons from founders going from -1 to 1 This file provides information about the real how to help large language models understand and reference this publication's content. ## Posts - [I Invest With a VC. Here's How They Evaluate Every Deal.](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/p/heres-how-a-vc-evaluates-every-deal) - [What A16Z's Big Ideas 2026 Tells Founders About Where The Money's Going](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/p/what-a16z-big-ideas-2026-tells-founders-about-where-the-money-is-going) - [Why Chasing Metrics Kills Great Products](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/p/why-chasing-metrics-kills-great-products) - [Brett Adcock: The Humanoid Revolution](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/p/brett-adcock-the-humanoid-revolution): The story of the Figure AI founder going from a small town farm to multiple large exits and leading the humanoid revolution. - [the real how: NYC events #8 [3/24 - 4/21]](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/p/the-real-how-nyc-events-8) - [the real how: NYC events #7 [3/10 - 4/15]](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/p/the-real-how-nyc-events-7) - [Three Hard Truths From My 13 Years in Tech](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/p/three-hard-truths-from-my-13-years-in-tech) - [The Founder's Guide to NYC](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/p/the-founders-guide-to-nyc) - [the real how: NYC events #6 [2/23 - 3/24] ](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/p/the-real-how-nyc-events-6) - [Going from AI Chat to AI Agents](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/p/going-from-ai-chat-to-ai-agents): How the research has evolved, what is most important to know about AI, where do we go from here? - [the real how: NYC events #5 [2/3 - 3/11] ](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/p/the-real-how-nyc-events-5) - [Why Right Now is the Best Time to Start Building](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/p/why-right-now-is-the-best-time-to-start-building): YC's AI founder retreat, AI market adoption and the speed of evolution - [the real how: NYC events #4 [1/20 - 2/26]](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/p/the-real-how-nyc-events-4) - [Your Expertise is Killing Your Product](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/p/your-expertise-is-killing-your-product): Why do smart product people make bad product decisions? - [the real how: NYC events #3 [1/6 - 1/31]](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/p/the-real-how-nyc-events-3) - [The MVP is Dead: Why Today's Market Demands More](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/p/the-mvp-is-dead) - [the real how: NYC events #2](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/p/the-real-how-nyc-events-2) - [The hidden skill that defines successful founders](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/p/the-hidden-skill-that-defines-successful-founders-399e): This one skill has helped me become more valuable in so many rooms - [the real how: NYC events [December]](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/p/the-real-how-nyc-events-december) - [The -1 to 100 Framework: Rethinking the Zero to One Journey](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/p/the-minus-1-to-100-framework-rethinking-the-zero-to-one-journey) - [Why Great Products Are Built With Blinders On](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/p/why-great-products-are-built-with-blinders-on) - [The Now-Next-Later Roadmap: Simple Yet Powerful](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/p/the-now-next-later-roadmap) - [Why I'm Starting To Write Online - Day 1](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/p/im-starting-write-online-day-1) ## Pages - [](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/) - [archive](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/archive) - [authors](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/authors) - [haris-jaliawala-the-real-how](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/haris-jaliawala-the-real-how) - [subscribe](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/subscribe) - [tags](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/tags) ## Authors - [Haris Jaliawala](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/authors/haris-jaliawala) ## Categories - [Curated Events](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/t/Curated Events) - [Product](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/t/Product) - [Founders](https://newsletter.therealhow.com/t/Founders)