Founders

Share Your Startup – January 2022: Upvote This for Maximum Visibility Overview The Startups community invites you to share details about your startup in the comments of this post. This…

Building a Company at Scale: Lessons from rapid growth, fundraising, and a difficult layoff A reader recently asked for reflections on what didn’t go as smoothly as hoped during a…

Got Offered Salary Arranged, But It Came In $20K Below The Promised Range A recent startup job offer has left me puzzled and cautious. After being laid off five months…

Regret, Reflection, and Next Steps After an Acquired Exit This is a difficult topic to share, but I’m aiming to offer a thoughtful, constructive perspective for others who may face…

How to Decide When to Quit Your Day Job to Pursue a Startup A practical perspective on funding, traction, and timing for founders Overview Seasoned founders often grapple with the…

Title: The Fragility of a One-Person Tech Core in a Small Startup A candid, professional take on balancing technical leadership in a tiny startup If you’re reading this, you’ve probably…

The Debate Over Including Punctuation in Post Titles: A Call for Consistency A Recent Discussion on Title and Tag Requirements There’s growing frustration among readers about a rule that requires…

Title: The Hacker’s Guide to Fundraising: Save Hours, Don’t Rely on Coding Fundraising can feel like a grind for many founders. Friends and colleagues may try to approach investors based…

The Verbal Clue That Your Business Is Stalled—and How to Break Through Many of us unconsciously express progress in a predictable pattern: Have => Do => Be. Consider the familiar…

How We Almost Sold to Facebook—and How We Recovered (Lessons from a Startup’s Near-Makeover) This isn’t a fairy-tale ending. It’s a candid account of a startup journey that came close…