June 2025

Founders love to glorify time. “I work 14-hour days.” “No vacations for three years.” “Sleep is for closers.” And yet, half of them show up to Monday morning meetings looking …

There’s a special kind of whiplash that comes from reading tech news at breakfast. One second you’re convinced you need to launch a GenAI feature, and three sips of coffee …

It hits you in the weirdest places. In the Uber after your Series A celebratory dinner. On a Zoom call surrounded by 20 people, all waiting for you to speak. …

There’s a specific kind of madness that comes with building in a market that isn’t sure it exists yet. You’re not disrupting – you’re deciphering. Every signal is mixed. Every …

There comes a time in every startup founder’s life when the mirror turns into a boardroom. You stare at your reflection-not just the person, but the persona: The CEO. The …

You can spot a first-time founder by their optimism. You can spot a second-time founder by the way they twitch when someone says “hypergrowth.” Startups leave marks-some visible, most not. …

Every founder has the same 24 hours. The difference is what they choose to worship. Some kneel at the altar of metrics. Others live and die by product-market fit. But …

There’s a myth that haunts every early-stage founder like a shadow at noon: “You need a co-founder.” The startup gospel, often preached by hoodie-clad prophets from Palo Alto, insists that …