Founders do not need everyone to see everything. But they do need someone to see behind the mask.
How do we make sure the right people can afford to keep doing the work without losing the soul of the work?
If you lead a startup community or operate an ESO, you are going to run into three types of people.
The New Paradigm: AI has turned software engineering into a utility, making deep domain knowledge the ultimate premium asset.
"What kind of life am I trying to build?" Because if you don't answer that question first, you may wake up one day and realize you built a company that owns you.
The aspect of remote work that is most missing is the classic water-cooler effect — a sociological phenomenon in which coworkers gather in shared spaces to have casual, spontaneous conversations.
Sometimes persistence is just stubbornness aimed in a direction you trust. Keep it aimed there, get disciplined about who's with you, and stay in the game.
At Zendesk Relate 2026, David Cohen, Founder and CEO of Techstars, shared insights from investing in thousands of startups.
Here is the only question that you need to decide if you are failing: are founders better off?
Why solo founders face structural dependency risk and how the best entrepreneurs build an operating system of advisors, feedback loops, and habits to scale successfully.
Five key warning signs that indicate a startup community's collective energy is fading.
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