Founders
Cofounder breakups: what the public accounts reveal
Cofounder conflict is the leading cause of early startup death. The public breakup stories share a structure, and the paperwork that prevents the worst is boring.
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From freelance to agency: the five-year arc
A synthesis of the strongest freelance-to-agency accounts reveals a five-year structure the marketing obscures, with a fork at the end.
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Lebanese remote teams building for US startups
The Lebanese collapse created a dollarized remote-work pattern serving US startups. Here is the arbitrage math, the contractor-EOR-subsidiary choice, and the question of whether
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The acquihire experience: what public accounts reveal
Public accounts of acquihires, from the Windsurf reverse-acquihire to the equity cliff employees describe, reveal a structure the celebratory version leaves out.
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A solo founder year, by the numbers
Solo founder year-in-reviews have become a real public genre. A synthesis of the strongest 2024–2026 examples reveals a remarkably consistent annual arc.