Founders

Title: Honest Reflections on a Creator Tech Startup’s Journey After Reaching $100K ARR, Raising Venture Capital, and Completing Two Accelerators In this follow-up to a previous post about a startup…

Reframed: A Founders’ Guide to Tech Co-Founders: Skip the Blind NDA As a CTO with several startups under my belt, I’m often open to joining a new project. But time…

How a Founder Sells Without Feeling Like a Sleazy Salesperson If you think sales are reserved for trained professionals, you may be leaving revenue on the table. After seven years…

How to Find Like-Minded Collaborators for a Short-Term, Meaningful Quarantine Project Overview As a software developer, I’m seeking enthusiastic, collaborative partners to build something meaningful during the quarantine period. The…

Why Manufacturing Gets Overlooked in Startup Discussions There’s a noticeable gap in the startup ecosystem when it comes to manufacturing-focused ventures. Resources such as playbooks, support groups, and books for…

Slack’s eight-month leap: how the platform grew from 500K to 1.7M daily active users—and what you can borrow for your own business In the world of business software, Slack stands…

New VP at 200+ Employee Company Encounters Unstructured Executive Team: How to Approach the Challenge Overview A newly hired VP in a strategy-focused role presents a candid perspective on how…

Raising $3 Million in 1.5 Months: A CTO’s Perspective on Fast-Track Fundraising and Pressure Overview A young startup team recently closed a significant fundraising milestone—$3 million in a seed round…