Hacker News with Generative AI: Founders

CTO / cofounder exit deal after 1.5y at 600k revenue without SHA (ycombinator.com)
I co-founded a deeptech company in France 1.5 years ago with another founder. We both invested €30k initially. My co-founder, who has a business background and is CEO, owns 51% of the shares and has 2/3 of the voting rights, while I own 49% of the shares and hold 1/3 of the voting rights. I have a PhD in AI and serve as the CTO.

Startup, Founders, Equity, Business, Legal

46 points by biphasic 13 days ago | 69 comments

What's happening with founders over 40? (justinjackson.ca)
I recently listened to three podcast episodes, all with bootstrapped founders over the age of 40:

Entrepreneurship, Ageism, Founders, Bootstrapping

88 points by jhunter1016 34 days ago | 71 comments

Founder Mode, hackers, and being bored by tech (ianbetteridge.com)
I could — and probably should — write an entire essay about the cult of the founder in Silicon Valley, how it developed and the damage it has done. This article from Dave Karpf, though, encapsulates some of my own thinking. Contrasting Aaron Swartz and Sam Altman — both members of the first Ycombinator cohort — is such an interesting approach.

Silicon Valley, Culture, Technology, Founders

385 points by rpgbr 126 days ago | 222 comments

Ask HN: As a founder, How do you overcome Analysis Paralysis? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: As a founder, How do you overcome Analysis Paralysis?

Founders, Startup Advice, Decision Making, Analysis Paralysis

9 points by jerawaj749 128 days ago | 7 comments

Founders Create Managers (medium.com)

Founders, Management, Startups

11 points by mooreds 137 days ago | 1 comments

Reflections on Founder Mode (oxide.computer)

Founders, Business, Startup Culture

39 points by hasheddan 138 days ago | 12 comments

Show HN: Open-source website template for pre-product non-technical founders (github.com/lucaducca)