Founders

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…

Investors, when you’re making an investment into a startup, you’ll save time if you ask the right person for information. For example, ask the company’s accountant about tax matters. E.g.,…

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…

Hey everyone. I'm a first time founder building a consumer music app with a small team. During the day I work in continuous improvement for a logistics company, so I'm…

How I Wish I’d Done It Differently: 10 Startup Lessons Confidently Shared for Your Next Venture Launching a startup and watching it fail is one of the toughest but most…

Check Out 2017 Pitch Decks That Still Turn Heads in 2026 Konsus, a YC alumni and on-demand outsourcing platform, recently explored how pitch decks have evolved since 2017. The team…

A Renaming Dilemma: Navigating a Trademark Dispute After an App Launch A high-profile billionaire recently trademarked the name of an app I released earlier this year and has announced plans…

Title: Startups Without Clear Revenue Models: A Cautionary Trend Worth Talking Through Article: In recent times, there’s a noticeable pattern among many startups: a compelling product or service, a flurry…

Title: Building a World-Class, Browser-Based Photo Editor: From Passion to Profit Article: After five years of development, a browser-based photo editor has emerged as a robust and advanced tool designed…