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Texts with Founders

Real founder conversations, tested startup tactics, growth strategies, and authentic advice from text message exchanges with successful entrepreneurs

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Customers understand before investors (updated)
May 13th, 2026•textswithfounders.substack.com
End of the Co-Founder Era?
April 23rd, 2026•textswithfounders.substack.com
AMA: solo founders, co-founders, fundraising, etc
April 17th, 2026•textswithfounders.substack.com
I'm launching the Solo Founders Podcast tomorrow
March 3rd, 2026•textswithfounders.substack.com
Reasons to Have a Co-Founder (instead of going solo)
August 8th, 2025•textswithfounders.substack.com
(Avoidable) Co-Founder Mistakes
January 22nd, 2025•textswithfounders.substack.com
Obstacles for young founders (and older ones, too)
January 13th, 2025•textswithfounders.substack.com
What no one tells you about raising your first round — Lessons from helping launch 1,000+ startups.
October 14th, 2024•textswithfounders.substack.com
Building investor relationships between rounds
September 13th, 2024•textswithfounders.substack.com
Bonus: Don't fumble your first term sheet.
February 27th, 2024•textswithfounders.substack.com
Avoiding Gossip (Audio Edition)
February 20th, 2024•textswithfounders.substack.com
Preconditions for Starting
February 13th, 2024•textswithfounders.substack.com
Check Size Doesn't Matter (Audio Edition)
January 30th, 2024•textswithfounders.substack.com
VCs that Ghost (Audio Edition)
January 23rd, 2024•textswithfounders.substack.com
Handling Investor Inbound (Audio Edition)
January 16th, 2024•textswithfounders.substack.com
Text with Founders: Lead with the Numbers, End with the Narrative
January 9th, 2024•textswithfounders.substack.com
Texts with Founders: Participating funds asking for lead investor rights
January 2nd, 2024•textswithfounders.substack.com
Texts with Founders: Christmas List
December 26th, 2023•textswithfounders.substack.com
Texts with Founders: Let the waitlist wait.
December 19th, 2023•textswithfounders.substack.com
Texts with Founders: “Should I take small checks from large funds?”
December 12th, 2023•textswithfounders.substack.com