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• You took VC money — congrats, you also signed an invisible clock. Where does the founder–investor tension actually show
• The product isn't flying. When does stubbornness become stupidity for you?
• ok real talk — beyond the wire, what do you actually want from your lead investor?
• Would you step aside as CEO if the company clearly needs a «grown-up» operator?
• 11pm email from a founder: «we might miss payroll.» Your honest first move?
• Your top candidate refuses a live pitch and sends a 15-minute solo video instead. Gut reaction?
• Which signal would actually make you bet on a founder, sight unseen?
• What would you actually tell a founder who's been misunderstood for years and is starting to doubt themselves?
• Most overrated founder of the last decade?
• 'Fake it till you make it' — smart startup survival instinct, or the exact behavior that got Theranos and FTX built?
• Bootstrapped and profitable from day one, or venture-backed and burning cash for market share — which founder do you res
• If you had to work for one of these founders, who would you pick?
• Which founder had the most dramatic fall from grace?
• Founder mental health during a raise, a pivot, or a near-death cash crunch — is the startup world actually getting bette
• Solo founder or cofounder team — quick gut call, no overthinking?
• YC rejects over 99% of applicants, most with zero feedback beyond a form email. Is that brutal but necessary at scale, o
• 'Founder mode' vs 'manager mode' — is Paul Graham's essay a real insight, or just a fancy excuse for founders to microma
• A VC leads your round, then quietly pushes you out as CEO two years later. Standard cost of doing business, or the uglie
• The most acceptable insane founder ritual you'd actually tolerate on your own team?
• What are the real reasons a genuinely brilliant founder gets passed over at IC?