PROMPTS · FOUNDERS
Founders.
Board memos, hiring loops, sanity checks.
FOUNDERS
Write the board update.
Numbers first, the truth about what's not working second, the one ask you need third. No burying the lede in narrative.
FOUNDERSSanity-check a hire before you offer.
The pattern that surfaces the concerns you know but haven't said out loud — the ones that will matter in six months if you ignore them now.
FOUNDERSWrite the fundraise email you've been avoiding.
The message to the investor who passed, the warm intro who ghosted, or the fund you haven't earned yet. Honest, not thirsty.
FOUNDERSPrep for a customer call you're dreading.
The three things they'll say, the specific concession you can offer, and the one thing you must not agree to under pressure.