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

413 Articles

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

Finance

Founders Stack 2026: What's the Cheapest Way to Run a $10k MRR Startup This Year?

Build a scrappy, profitable business without burning through your savings

By Chris Kernaghan Jan 11, 2026 8 min read

Entrepreneurship

30 Solo Startups Generating Up to $10M Per Employee in 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

Tools

Best Startup Bank Accounts for 2026 Include Mercury, Brex and Relay

Don't just store cash. Extend your runway with what works

By Chris Kernaghan Jan 7, 2026 5 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

Founder Stories

The AI Researcher That Never Sleeps: Say Hello to Userology AI

Userology AI automates user research, turning Figma prototypes into actionable, decision-ready insight reports

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By Chris Kernaghan Dec 22, 2025 2 min read