Founders

Startups Are Financially Risky: Lessons from a Founder Who Took Big Chances A personal reflection from a founder who left a high-profile job to pursue a startup, and the hard…

Y Combinator Announces Free 10-Week Online Startup Course Overview Y Combinator (YC) is launching a free, ten-week online course designed for aspiring startup founders and teams. The program offers access…

Title: Traction, Geography, and Global Ambition: Reframing Location as a Strategic Startup Asset The decision to anchor a startup in one country while courting traction in another is nothing new…

Title: The Lean Startup: Is Its Ongoing Influence Becoming Too Pronounced? In the world of entrepreneurship, a single book has achieved a near-cult status, shaping how many aspiring founders approach…

Title: Introducing Your Startup to the Community — September 2021: Share, Discover, and Support Reddit’s r/startups community wants to hear what you’re building and where you’re headed. Share a concise…

Title: Four Barriers to Self-Awareness in Leadership: Why Founders Struggle to Grow into Leaders Introduction A seasoned startup CEO and executive coach share a persistent observation: a leader’s level of…

How to Equip a Newly Fully Remote Team: Essential Tools for Productivity and Collaboration A week into transitioning our 17-person team to a fully remote model, we’re enjoying the flexibility…

How I Entered YC Twice with Two Distinct Ideas in Consecutive Years Entrepreneurship often requires stepping into unfamiliar territory and building something meaningful from zero knowledge. Below is a reflective…

A Startup Failure: Lessons Learned from Losing It All and How They Shaped My Next Venture Starting a company without prior technical background can be a brutal education. A few…

Five Marketing Realities I Wish Early-Stage SaaS Founders Knew Introduction The path to startup success is paved with many decisions, from leadership to product-market fit to external forces. While leadership…