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The Affordability Crisis That Could Crush Startup Founders in 2026

January 28, 2026 at 1:07 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

What the affordability crisis means for startup founders as we open 2026...

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#startup #entrepreneurship #business #leadership #money

The affordability crisis is here. There are two financial cliffs that startup founders need to keep a watchful eye on in the beginning of 2026.

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January 27, 2026 at 10:25 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

We all know we're in an AI bubble, right? Here's how to cash in when it pops...

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#startup #entrepreneurship #money #business #ai

How To Cash In When The AI Bubble Pops

When Investors Refuse To Say the Quiet Part Out Loud, That Silence Is Opportunity

How To Prepare For The Coming Collapse of the Tech Industry

January 27, 2026 at 4:43 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

How To Prepare For The Coming Collapse of the Tech Industry. I'll tell you what the end of technology’s reign will look like in my new column for @inc.com

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#technology #business #work #hiring #jobs

Here’s what the end of technology’s reign will look like.

More Productivity? Put Employees First

January 27, 2026 at 2:10 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

More productivity? Smart companies are returning to an employee-first culture...

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#productivity #startup #entrepreneurship #leadership #work

Smart leadership is focusing on employee value again

We Didn’t Leave the Tech Industry, The Tech Industry Left Us

January 26, 2026 at 1:14 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

Writing is my startup?

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#startup #entrepreneurship #business #technology #money

As more talented folks are being drummed out of the tech industry, we need to start betting on ourselves and building real useful tech again.

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January 24, 2026 at 9:12 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

Now that most people can spot ChatGPT, if you care about how you communicate, you just need to do this...

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#entrepreneurship #writing #ai #business #work

Don’t Let ChatGPT Change The Way You Write

People are starting to downgrade AI slop, there’s a simple way to avoid that

AI Shopping Agents Explained: Hold On To Your Wallet, Because You Are The Product

January 24, 2026 at 1:03 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

New post! AI Shopping Agents Explained: Hold On To Your Wallet, Because You're The Product

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#money #business #ai #technology #marketing

Approach Agentic Commerce With Caution

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January 23, 2026 at 12:46 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

You can now tell your AI chatbot to stop being mean to you. But you shouldn't. Here's why...

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#ai #technology #business #productivity #psychology

Why Your AI ChatBot Is So Nice To You

Hint: It’s About Money

Recruiters Say Job Boards Like LinkedIn Are Dead, Here’s What To Do Instead

January 22, 2026 at 1:11 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

Some recruiters tell me job boards like LinkedIn are dead. I'll tell you what to do instead in my latest column...

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#startup #business #money #technology #work

Smart Companies Are Sidestepping the System and Seeing Results

The 2026 Advice I’m Giving Founders, Builders, and Leaders Behind Closed Doors

January 21, 2026 at 12:49 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

The 2026 Advice I’m Giving Behind Closed Doors -- I'll give you my common sense table stakes for tech, AI, growth, and sales in my new column for @inc.com

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#startups #entrepreneurship #technology #business #work

These are new table stakes for tech, AI, growth, and sales.

The ‘World’s Biggest Recruiter’ Says Tech Workers Should Become Bartenders

January 20, 2026 at 3:41 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

Hey. Software developers. It's time to think about becoming a bartender...

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#startup #entrepreneurship #money #technology #work

Yup. We’ve Hit Bottom. But The Only Way To Go Is Up

Investment In AI Peaked In 2025, So What’s Next? Let's Translate VC Speak

January 19, 2026 at 12:34 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

What are tech investors betting on in 2026? I'll tell you what they're NOT telling you...

joeprocopio.substack.com/p/investment...

#startup #entrepreneurship #money #business #work

The prospects for blue collar tech

The Return of Employee-First Company Culture

January 17, 2026 at 2:36 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

The Return of Employee-First Company Culture. I'll tell you why smart leadership is focusing on employee value again in my new column for @inc.com

www.inc.com/joe-procopio...

#jobs #technology #money #business #work

Smart leadership is focusing on employee value again.

The College Dropout To Successful Founder Myth Is Just a Rich Kid Flex

January 16, 2026 at 5:03 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

Startup founders are bragging about dropping out of college again, but only a certain kind of founder.

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#startup #entrepreneurship #money #business #success

Stats don’t lie. I learned that in Stats 101.

The Affordability Crisis That Could Crush Startup Founders in 2026

January 16, 2026 at 12:42 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

What the affordability crisis means for startup founders as we open 2026...

joeprocopio.substack.com/p/the-afford...

#startup #entrepreneurship #business #leadership #money

These financial cliffs are going to make building a new company riskier and more expensive in the new year

Recruiters Say Job Boards Like LinkedIn Are Dead. Here’s How to Hire Instead

January 15, 2026 at 1:09 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

Some recruiters tell me job boards like LinkedIn are dead. I'll tell you what to do instead in my new column for @inc.com

www.inc.com/joe-procopio...

#jobs #technology #money #business #work

Smart companies are sidestepping the system — and seeing results.

How To Cash In When The AI Bubble Pops

January 14, 2026 at 10:34 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

We all know we're in an AI bubble, right? Here's how to cash in when it pops...

jproco.medium.com/6af8ffdd56f7...

#startup #entrepreneurship #money #business #ai

When Investors Refuse To Say the Quiet Part Out Loud, That Silence Is Opportunity

We Didn’t Leave the Tech Industry, The Tech Industry Left Us

January 14, 2026 at 12:35 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

I kick off 2026 with a love/hate letter to technology...

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#startup #entrepreneurship #business #technology #money

How I learned to stop worrying about business fundamentals and love tech again

Should Former Tech Industry Employees Turn To Trade Jobs?

January 13, 2026 at 3:19 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

Should Former Tech Industry Employees Turn To Trade Jobs? -- I'll tell you why they keep telling techies to go into the trades in my new column for @inc.com

www.inc.com/joe-procopio...

#jobs #technology #money #business #work

The CEO of the 'world's biggest recruiter' appears to be suggesting this. But don't believe the dystopian hype.

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January 13, 2026 at 1:29 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

On Thursday in ALL ACCESS, my private newsletter, I'm going to talk about how to talk to, listen to, and build for customers in 2026.

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January 12, 2026 at 11:46 PM

Joe Procopio

@joeprocopio.com

Now that most people can spot ChatGPT, if you care about how you communicate and how it lands, you just need to do this one thing...

jproco.medium.com/08e842797ccf...

#entrepreneurship #writing #ai #business #work

Don’t Let ChatGPT Change The Way You Write

People are starting to downgrade AI slop, there’s a simple way to avoid that