Founder stories

Tell me what you want to build.

The questions you're stuck on are the chapters I should be writing.

I want to hear from people who have an idea and no idea where to start. Some of these stories will end up in the book, on this site, or in a conversation we'll publish — only ever with your permission, asked for directly, in advance.

Not sure what to write?

Pick whichever is closest to true and start there.

  • 01The idea you keep coming back to and haven't started.
  • 02The business you tried once that didn't work, and what you think happened.
  • 03The skill people already pay you for informally.
  • 04The thing you're afraid of getting wrong in public.
  • 05The reason the timing has never felt right.

Your story

Take as much space as you need. I'd rather have the long version.

Optional.

However you want to tell it. The messy version is usually the useful one.

Nothing gets published without your say-so.