Founder Fridays

Founder Fridays No. 168

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

Nov 14 • 

Kyle Westaway

17

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Founder Fridays No. 167

October Funding Data

Nov 7 • 

Kyle Westaway

19

October 2025

Founder Fridays No. 166

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

Oct 31 • 

Kyle Westaway

15

1

Founder Fridays No. 165

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

Oct 24 • 

Kyle Westaway

21

1

Founder Fridays No. 164

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

Oct 17 • 

Kyle Westaway

14

Founder Fridays No. 163

Timing Your Raise -- VC Heard Mentality -- The $100K Talent Tariff

Oct 10 • 

Kyle Westaway

13

Founder Fridays No. 162

September Funding Data

Oct 3 • 

Kyle Westaway

12

September 2025

Founder Fridays No. 161

IPO Window Wide Open -- AI Creates Work, Not Unemployment -- Neural Band Changes Everything

Sep 26 • 

Kyle Westaway

22

Founder Fridays No. 160

Founder Discovery -- AI Pricing Matrix -- Margin Myopia

Sep 20 • 

Kyle Westaway

49

Founder Fridays No. 159

AI Beats Hiring -- It’s Pitch Season -- ROI Beats Hard Work

Sep 12 • 

Kyle Westaway

37

1

Founder Fridays No. 158

August Funding Data

Sep 5 • 

Kyle Westaway

60

August 2025

Founder Fridays No. 157

American Vulcan -- Pivoting at Light Speed -- Build Less, Win More

Aug 29 • 

Kyle Westaway

67