Founder stories

If You Need Balance, Don’t Found a Startup

Most founders work 7 days a week—not because they’re chasing hustle culture, but because building something real takes relentless focus. Balance comes later (if ever); in the early stage, your startup is your life.

Sam Altman's Secret Playbook: What Every Founder Misses

Most founders chase shiny trends, but Sam Altman’s real playbook is all about nailing the boring, unsexy basics—like building a great product, hiring right, and obsessing over users. His advice isn’t new, just rarely followed—and that’s exactly why most startups fail.

The Story You Tell Wins: What Founders Can Learn from the Tesla Myth

Most people think Elon Musk founded Tesla — but the real story is more complicated. This blog breaks down how media perception rewrote startup history, and what every founder needs to do to avoid getting erased.

He Lost His Company. Became an Employee. Then Made Millions.

He lost his company, got pushed out by his co-founder, became an employee in his own business — and still went on to make millions. One of the most insane founder comeback stories we’ve heard.

Friday’s on. But here’s the truth.

With key sponsors pulling out last minute, we had two choices: scale back or go all in — and we chose to bet on the community that made this event what it is.

Getting in Bed with Bad Investors

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Stories She Never Told: The Unheard Voices of Female Founders

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How to Succeed with a Startup: Lessons from Sam Altman

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