Insights for Founders

Real lessons, practical advice, and honest perspectives on building startups by real entrepreneurs and operators.

From Pre-Seed to IPO: Startup Funding
Fundraising8 min read

From Pre-Seed to IPO: Startup Funding

Building a startup is a marathon, not a sprint. To succeed, you'll need to navigate several stages of funding expertly. Learn about each fundraising stage and what investors are looking for.

What if I'm Building the Wrong Product?
Product Development5 min read

What if I'm Building the Wrong Product?

We're all building the wrong product. We just don't know it yet. Every great product starts as a collection of wrong assumptions that eventually get shaped into the right ones.

Bonus Fundraising Tips For Startups
Fundraising6 min read

Bonus Fundraising Tips For Startups

What drives you as a startup founder? Your difference is the most important quality that drives your startup's success — and it's something investors need to clearly see.

Movies Every Founder Should Watch for Real Business Lessons
Inspiration8 min read

Movies Every Founder Should Watch for Real Business Lessons

Films inspire and ignite our imaginations like nothing else. Below you'll find a short list of great films about business that every founder should watch.

How To Leverage Pre-Seed Metrics To Best Position Your Startup
Metrics7 min read

How To Leverage Pre-Seed Metrics To Best Position Your Startup

Tracking the right metrics can give you confidence that you're heading in the right direction and help you engage with investors to secure pre-seed capital.

How Much Should a Startup Founder Pay Themselves?
Founder Life6 min read

How Much Should a Startup Founder Pay Themselves?

Should we show our commitment and work for nothing? Or should we try to at least match how much we made at our last jobs? Startup Founders need to calibrate compensation dynamically.

Big Starts Breed False Victories
Mindset5 min read

Big Starts Breed False Victories

Every startup launches like a winner. Headlines, funding announcements, and hype make it feel like success is already locked in. But those victories are just noise at the starting line.

Are Bootstrapped Startups Less Valuable?
Business Strategy5 min read

Are Bootstrapped Startups Less Valuable?

When we talk about the value of a startup, most people immediately think about how outsiders see it. But the real question is: valuable to whom?