Founders

Title: How Storytelling Can Add Value to Any Product—and Why It Matters Introduction Storytelling has long been recognized as a powerful communication tool, but its impact on business value is…

Title: Rethinking “This Already Exists” as a Reason to Give Up In many business-focused discussions online, you’ll find a recurring refrain: “This already exists, so there’s no point.” Often this…

Title: How Female Founders Can Navigate Unprofessional Behavior from Angel Investors As a seed-stage company, we’re all aiming to present professionalism at every turn. I bring a polished pitch deck…

Title: Navigating a Tight Runway: Practical Steps for Early-Stage Startups Seeking Funding Overview Facing a three-month runway with no revenue is a high-pressure situation for any startup. While fundraising rounds…

Title: This Is the Toughest Era Three Pillars for Startup Builders The current climate for launching a startup feels harsher than ever, and after more than one attempt, I’ve come…

Full Article: A Practical Guide to Collecting Actionable User Feedback for Better Product Design Summary Many early-stage startups struggle to gather the right kinds of user feedback and to translate…

Title: You’re Not Building a Startup—You’re Playing Pretend (and How to Start Building for Real) Riding the AI hype or slapping ChatGPT into a nicer interface isn’t a recipe for…

Why Products Fail: Key Takeaways from Lessons Behind Tinder’s Product Strategy If you’ve witnessed a product launch stumble or know a founder fielding questions about why traction isn’t taking off,…

Title: Why I Passed on a Big-Company Buyout for My App Earlier this year, I launched a small mobile app that began to gain organic traction in a niche I…