The Founders' Tribune

A new Op-Ed platform for founders. One essay every Sunday.

Weekly Op-Eds

Decisions by Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos is the co-founder of Amazon.

Jeff Bezos

Good Products Are Hard to Vary by Naval Ravikant

Naval Ravikant is the founder of AngelList.

Naval Ravikant

Happy Talk versus Hard Talk by David Sacks

David Sacks is the co-founder of Yammer and Craft Ventures

David Sacks

7 Rejections by Brian Chesky

Brian Chesky is the co-founder of Airbnb.

Brian Chesky

S**t Umbrella by Zach Perret

Zach Perret is the co-founder of Plaid.

Zachary Perret

Startup Seed Raising Skilzzz by Travis Kalanick

Travis Kalanick is the co-founder of Uber.

Travis Kalanick

Travis Kalanick

Advice I'd Give Past Me by Patrick Collison

Patrick Collison is the co-founder of Stripe.

Patrick Collison

Patrick Collison

I Gave Up Coding in the Short Term to Become a Better Leader Long Term by Max Levchin

Max Levchin is the co-founder of Affirm and PayPal.

Max Levchin

Fuck Massages by Tony Fadell

Tony Fadell co-created the iPod and iPhone before co-founding Nest.

Tony Fadell

Before Growth by Sam Altman

Sam Altman is the founder of OpenAI and former CEO of Y Combinator.

Sam Altman

Letter To A New Product Manager by Brian Armstrong

Brian Armstrong is the founder of Coinbase

Brian Armstrong

Brian Armstrong

Don't Fuck Up The Culture by Brian Chesky

Brian Chesky is the co-founder of Airbnb.