There are two kinds of founders, and they handle the same outcomes completely differently. Manuel breaks down why some people can close the chapter on a company and walk away unchanged, while others…
Dennis Crowley on why he keeps redrawing the map instead of starting over. The founder of Dodgeball, Foursquare, and Hopscotch explains what it actually means to be an entrepreneur—and why being early…
Dennis Crowley read Harry Potter and decided someone needed to build the Marauder's Map for New York, a way to see where your friends are in real life. Twenty-five years and three companies later,…
The final chapter of Manuel Saez's story. After his company shut down, he had to answer a question: who am I without it? He calls the experience a blessing and he also still gets angry about it. Both…
After exiting his company sooner than expected, Manuel Saez faced a question many founders avoid: What now?Instead of rushing into the next startup, product, or opportunity, he paused. What emerged…
Manuel Saez built an electric bike company that was working. Subscribers in New York City, real demand, a product people wanted. Then COVID hit. Twelve months of inventory sat stuck in a shipping…
Being first sounds like an advantage but it's usually not. The first mover proves something is possible. The company behind them pays less to do it better. Amy Heckerling knew this when she made…
Most founders dread the investor conversation when things aren't working. Bob didn't. Here's why.In Chapter 2 of The Final Update, we look at what separates a managed exit from a burned bridge — and…
There are three versions of any company: who you think you are, what you're actually shipping, and what your customers think you are. For RunTime, those three things stopped lining up, not all at…
Bob was running a business that was cash flow positive-ish. Not thriving but surviving. And when you're surviving, the case for walking away becomes harder. Stay and deal with the fallout, or keep…
