Chris Kernaghan

Owner of We Are Founders, UX designer, husband, and dad. Got something you want to share with us? Reach out at hello@wearefounders.uk.

Belfast, United Kingdom

401 Articles

How to Use Claude Cowork to Save Hours on Administrative Tasks

Claude Cowork is an AI agent that manages local files

By Chris Kernaghan Jan 18, 2026 2 min read

News

Cloudflare Acquires Astro: A Win for the Open Web (and a Lesson for Founders)

Cloudflare acquires Astro, ending the struggle to monetize open source

By Chris Kernaghan Jan 16, 2026 2 min read

Indie Hacking

10 SaaS Ideas to Avoid as an Indie Hacker in 2026

Stop building the same ten generic products everyone else is

By Chris Kernaghan Jan 14, 2026 3 min read

SaaS

Vercel: How One Founder Built a Nine Billion Dollar Cloud for Developers

How a self-taught developer turned deployment into a $9 billion empire

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By Chris Kernaghan Jan 13, 2026 2 min read

SaaS

Supabase: How Two Founders Built a $5 Billion Empire by Rejecting Millions

How Supabase became the default backend for the AI boom

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By Chris Kernaghan Jan 13, 2026 4 min read

Finance

8 Best Budgeting Apps to Master Your Finances and Build Wealth

Manage your personal finances like a startup. Extend your runway

By Chris Kernaghan Jan 12, 2026 4 min read

Gear

6 Best Noise-Canceling Headphones to Block Distractions and Focus Deeply

6 best noise-canceling headphones to help you block out the office banter

By Chris Kernaghan Jan 12, 2026 4 min read

What Tailwind CSS Layoffs Teach Founders About AI Disruption

Tailwind CSS layoffs prove AI is breaking open-source business models

By Chris Kernaghan Jan 12, 2026 1 min read

Entrepreneurship

The 30 Highest-Valued Solo Startups of 2026

The 30 Highest-Valued Solo Startups of 2026 Subtitle: Why Revenue-Per-Employee is the Only Metric That Matters

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By Chris Kernaghan Jan 7, 2026 7 min read

Glossary

Affinity Bias

Affinity bias is the subconscious tendency to gravitate toward people who share similar backgrounds, interests, or physical traits.

By Chris Kernaghan Jan 7, 2026 1 min read

Customer Research

How to Find Your First 100 Beta Testers for Free

A practical guide to building your initial user base today

By Chris Kernaghan Jan 5, 2026 3 min read

Automation

The Zero-Inbox OS and 5 AI Workflows That Delete Admin Work Forever

You didn't start a company to become a professional email sorter. Here is how to use AI agents to buy back 20 hours a week

By Chris Kernaghan Jan 1, 2026 6 min read