Founder Fridays

Founder Fridays No. 175

December Funding Data

Jan 2 • Kyle Westaway

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December 2025

Founder Fridays No. 174

Building Through The Muck -- Orchestrate, Don’t Optimize -- Clean Before You Need It

Dec 26, 2025 • Kyle Westaway

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Founder Fridays No. 173

Investor Updates Matter -- Two-Tier Seed Market -- The Enterprise Marshmallow Test

Dec 19, 2025 • Kyle Westaway

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Founder Fridays No. 172

Zuck's 20-year Mistake -- Make Yourself Redundant -- Hire Freeze Creates Founders

Dec 12, 2025 • Kyle Westaway

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Founder Fridays No. 171

The Wound That Drives You -- November Funding Data

Dec 5, 2025 • Kyle Westaway

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November 2025

Founder Fridays No. 170

Luxury Needs Scale -- Pick Placeholder Names First -- Workflows First, Agents Second

Nov 28, 2025 • Kyle Westaway

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Founder Fridays No. 169

Life After You Sell -- Stop Marketing, Start Partnering -- Open Source Is Warfare

Nov 21, 2025 • Kyle Westaway

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Founder Fridays No. 168

Valuation Caps Aren’t Standard -- Your Customer Dictates Speed -- You’re A Company Now

Nov 14, 2025 • Kyle Westaway

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Founder Fridays No. 167

October Funding Data

Nov 7, 2025 • Kyle Westaway

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October 2025

Founder Fridays No. 166

Do Hard Things First -- Unlearn to Lead Forward -- Breaking Rules Builds Loyalty

Oct 31, 2025 • Kyle Westaway

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Founder Fridays No. 165

Capitalism Over Charity -- Your Deck Is Too Long -- Maintain Your Co-Founder Relationship

Oct 24, 2025 • Kyle Westaway

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Founder Fridays No. 164

Digital Communities Need Physical Form -- Costco’s Radical Simplicity -- AI Killed Inbound Marketing

Oct 17, 2025 • Kyle Westaway

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