#founder-advice

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The Optimization Trap: Why Technical Founders Self-Sabotage

For every startup that dies from technical debt, ten more die from trying to prevent it too early.

The Startup Reality Check: Payment, Promotion, and Pace

Three uncomfortable truths about early-stage building, in the only order that matters.

The Responsiveness Principle: How Small Signals Build Big Trust in Venture

In early-stage venture, responsiveness is a proxy for dependability. Founders remember how you behaved in the process.

The Secondary Celebration: A Founder's Perspective on VC Liquidity Events

During my morning LinkedIn scroll, I came across yet another post from a venture firm celebrating a massive return multiple from a secondary transaction.