Founders' Psyche
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The intersection of psychology, ambition, and creation.
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Founder Misfires: The Hidden Psychology Behind How Founders Communicate • How the 4 communication styles and the EFA framework turn late-night Slack fights into productive decisions.
Founder Misfires: The Hidden Psychology Behind How Founders Communicate
How the 4 communication styles and the EFA framework turn late-night Slack fights into productive decisions.
founderspsyche.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Founder Misfires: The Hidden Psychology Behind How Founders Communicate • How the 4 communication styles and the EFA framework turn late-night Slack fights into productive decisions.
Mistaking Luck for Mastery • Why early wins can become blind spots — and how to stay grounded through success.
Mistaking Luck for Mastery
Why early wins can become blind spots — and how to stay grounded through success.
founderspsyche.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Mistaking Luck for Mastery • Why early wins can become blind spots — and how to stay grounded through success.
The Quiet Confidence of Great Founders • Why the loudest entrepreneurs rarely build the strongest companies
The Quiet Confidence of Great Founders
Why the loudest entrepreneurs rarely build the strongest companies
founderspsyche.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The Quiet Confidence of Great Founders • Why the loudest entrepreneurs rarely build the strongest companies
How Great Founders Stay Confident — Without Becoming Delusional • A mental framework to keep belief powerful, not poisonous.
How Great Founders Stay Confident — Without Becoming Delusional
A mental framework to keep belief powerful, not poisonous.
founderspsyche.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
How Great Founders Stay Confident — Without Becoming Delusional • A mental framework to keep belief powerful, not poisonous.
When Customer Research Becomes Customer Theater • The hidden psychology behind why smart founders build products nobody wants
When Customer Research Becomes Customer Theater
The hidden psychology behind why smart founders build products nobody wants
founderspsyche.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
When Customer Research Becomes Customer Theater • The hidden psychology behind why smart founders build products nobody wants
Sustaining Fire: A Founder's Guide to Long-term Motivation • The psychology-backed framework for maintaining momentum through years, not months
Sustaining Fire: A Founder's Guide to Long-term Motivation
The psychology-backed framework for maintaining momentum through years, not months
founderspsyche.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Sustaining Fire: A Founder's Guide to Long-term Motivation • The psychology-backed framework for maintaining momentum through years, not months
Beyond the Pitch Deck: Why Credibility Builds Unicorns • Metrics get you in the room. Credibility closes the deal.
Beyond the Pitch Deck: Why Credibility Builds Unicorns
Metrics get you in the room. Credibility closes the deal.
founderspsyche.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Beyond the Pitch Deck: Why Credibility Builds Unicorns • Metrics get you in the room. Credibility closes the deal.
Winning the VC Race: It’s Not Just About the Jockey or the Horse • Explore research revealing how the strength of your team can make or break your funding chances.
Winning the VC Race: It’s Not Just About the Jockey or the Horse
Explore research revealing how the strength of your team can make or break your funding chances.
founderspsyche.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Winning the VC Race: It’s Not Just About the Jockey or the Horse • Explore research revealing how the strength of your team can make or break your funding chances.
The Fine Line: How Overoptimism and Overconfidence Shape Startup Success • Discover How Optimism and Confidence Can Propel—or Sabotage—Your Startup’s Success
The Fine Line: How Overoptimism and Overconfidence Shape Startup Success
Discover How Optimism and Confidence Can Propel—or Sabotage—Your Startup’s Success
founderspsyche.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The Fine Line: How Overoptimism and Overconfidence Shape Startup Success • Discover How Optimism and Confidence Can Propel—or Sabotage—Your Startup’s Success
Which Founder Type Scales Faster? Evidence from 621 Ventures • Motivations, work histories, and funding paths across novice, portfolio, and serial entrepreneurs.
Which Founder Type Scales Faster? Evidence from 621 Ventures
Motivations, work histories, and funding paths across novice, portfolio, and serial entrepreneurs.
founderspsyche.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Which Founder Type Scales Faster? Evidence from 621 Ventures • Motivations, work histories, and funding paths across novice, portfolio, and serial entrepreneurs.
Why Age Matters: Founders, Risk, and Building a Lasting Legacy • Discover the link between age, risk, and success.
Why Age Matters: Founders, Risk, and Building a Lasting Legacy
Discover the link between age, risk, and success.
founderspsyche.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Why Age Matters: Founders, Risk, and Building a Lasting Legacy • Discover the link between age, risk, and success.
Couple Founders: The Double-Edged Sword of Love in Business • Exploring the Pros, Cons, and Regional Attitudes Towards Couple Founders in Startups
Couple Founders: The Double-Edged Sword of Love in Business
Exploring the Pros, Cons, and Regional Attitudes Towards Couple Founders in Startups
founderspsyche.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Couple Founders: The Double-Edged Sword of Love in Business • Exploring the Pros, Cons, and Regional Attitudes Towards Couple Founders in Startups
Alone at the Top: The Psychological Toll of Loneliness • Why so many founders feel isolated and the mental frameworks that can pull you out.
Alone at the Top: The Psychological Toll of Loneliness
Why so many founders feel isolated and the mental frameworks that can pull you out.
founderspsyche.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Alone at the Top: The Psychological Toll of Loneliness • Why so many founders feel isolated and the mental frameworks that can pull you out.
The Mental Whiplash of Going Viral • What happens inside a founder when everything outside explodes
The Mental Whiplash of Going Viral
What happens inside a founder when everything outside explodes
founderspsyche.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The Mental Whiplash of Going Viral • What happens inside a founder when everything outside explodes
When the Fear Won’t Shut Up: Anxiety in the Startup Trenches • Inside the mind of a founder — and the four-step system that brings you back from the edge.
When the Fear Won’t Shut Up: Anxiety in the Startup Trenches
Inside the mind of a founder — and the four-step system that brings you back from the edge.
founderspsyche.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
When the Fear Won’t Shut Up: Anxiety in the Startup Trenches • Inside the mind of a founder — and the four-step system that brings you back from the edge.
From Fraud to Founder: Tackling Impostor Syndrome • Why even the most successful founders feel like frauds—and how to harness self‑doubt for growth
From Fraud to Founder: Tackling Impostor Syndrome
Why even the most successful founders feel like frauds—and how to harness self‑doubt for growth
founderspsyche.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
From Fraud to Founder: Tackling Impostor Syndrome • Why even the most successful founders feel like frauds—and how to harness self‑doubt for growth
Your Brain Is Lying to You: Bias and the Founder’s Blind Spot • Smart minds. Bad calls. Here's why.
Your Brain Is Lying to You: Bias and the Founder’s Blind Spot
Smart minds. Bad calls. Here's why.
founderspsyche.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Your Brain Is Lying to You: Bias and the Founder’s Blind Spot • Smart minds. Bad calls. Here's why.
The Mind, the Mess, and the Making of Founders’ Psyche • Founder-turned-researcher, mapping the entrepreneurial mind
The Mind, the Mess, and the Making of Founders’ Psyche
Founder-turned-researcher, mapping the entrepreneurial mind
founderspsyche.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The Mind, the Mess, and the Making of Founders’ Psyche • Founder-turned-researcher, mapping the entrepreneurial mind
Wired to Worry, Built to Survive • Why emotionally reactive founders may be the most resilient—and how to harness that edge.
Wired to Worry, Built to Survive
Why emotionally reactive founders may be the most resilient—and how to harness that edge.
founderspsyche.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Wired to Worry, Built to Survive • Why emotionally reactive founders may be the most resilient—and how to harness that edge.