A few thoughts on intensity (2024)(tylerhogge.com)
56 points by andsoitis | 42 comments
Tyler Hogge's blog post arguing that intensity is the most important cultural trait of exceptional startups, citing founders and operators as examples.
#founders on Hacker News
13 stories tagged founders, newest first.
Half-Baked Product(weli.dev)
1176 points by weli | 361 comments
A blog post using a parable about a founder entering the oven business to critique building products from spreadsheet market analysis without domain skill.
There are a few things that I look back on as my mistakes in the early days(twitter.com)
507 points by shadowtree | 252 comments
John Carmack's X post reflecting on early id Software mistakes: Quake's overambition, pushing staff too hard, and a flawed founder stock arrangement.
What happened to nerds?(mrmarket.lol)
649 points by vrnvu | 439 comments
Blog essay arguing the tech industry traded its trusted, boring nerd reputation for attention via self-promoting founders and executives online.
Raising money fucked me up(blog.yakkomajuri.com)
342 points by yakkomajuri | 127 comments
Personal blog post by a founder who left Doublepoint to start a company, reflecting on how raising venture money affected him and his motivations.
Exit Tax: Leave Germany before your business gets big(eidel.io)
357 points by olieidel | 444 comments
Blog post by Oliver Eidel arguing that German founders should leave Germany before their business grows large because of the country's exit tax.
The Right Kind of Stubborn(paulgraham.com)
487 points by urs | 211 comments
Paul Graham's July 2024 essay distinguishing persistence from obstinacy and arguing they are different kinds of behavior.
VCs aren’t your friends(openvc.app)
441 points by taubek | 286 comments
OpenVC blog post by Stéphane Nasser arguing that founders should not treat venture capitalists as friends when fundraising.
How to found a company in Germany: 14 "easy" steps and lots of pain(eidel.io)
565 points by olieidel | 872 comments
Blog post by Oliver Eidel describing the 14-step bureaucratic process of founding a company in Germany, contrasted with Estonia's e-residency.
How to Start Google(paulgraham.com)
624 points by harscoat | 593 comments
Paul Graham essay from a March 2024 talk to 14 and 15 year olds on how to prepare to start an ambitious startup like Google later.
Mitchell reflects as he departs HashiCorp(hashicorp.com)
640 points by manojlds | 175 comments
HashiCorp blog post in which co-founder Mitchell Hashimoto writes a goodbye letter reflecting on his 11+ years as he leaves the company.
Don't Take VC Funding – It Will Destroy Your Company(eidel.io)
505 points by olieidel | 287 comments
Oliver Eidel's blog post arguing that first-time founders misunderstand venture capital and that taking VC funding can harm their company.
How to do hard things(every.to)
364 points by tacon | 119 comments
Essay on Every's No Small Plans column in which a founder describes his experience using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to do hard things.