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Builder Brief #001 6 Founders in the room

The actual venue email. The numbers. The questions we are pondering together.

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Phil Powis ❤️⚡️
Feb 13, 2026
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In today’s public update earlier today, I painted the picture and shared the first-week numbers at a high level. Here’s what I didn’t share publicly: the actual email from the Rialto, the full breakdown of what happened with that cross-post, and the strategic decisions I’m weighing that feel too early to publish to the free tier.

This is what the Builder tier is for.

The Week 1 Numbers (Full Breakdown)

Let me show you exactly what happened:

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