Blog Post - We Are Founders

Best Mailchimp Alternatives for Startups Include Loops, Beehiiv and Kit

Discover the best Mailchimp alternatives for SaaS, newsletters, and creators

By Chris Kernaghan Feb 7, 2026 4 min read

Ship Production Code in Hours: The Cursor Playbook from AI Founders

Learn the exact prompts and architectural patterns that AI founders use to build production-ready applications with Cursor. Stop guessing and start shipping faster

By Chris Kernaghan Feb 5, 2026 5 min read

AI

Why Adobe Failed to Kill Animate

Adobe retreats on Animate shutdown after massive creator community backlash

By Kai Chen Feb 4, 2026 2 min read

AI

Why Tinder Is Killing the Swipe to Save Its Business

Tinder pivots to AI as Gen Z ditches the swipe

By Jessica Hamilton Feb 4, 2026 2 min read

AI

The Software Engineer's New Reality? From Builder to Orchestrator

When "Indispensable" Meets the "AI-First" Pivot

By Kai Chen Feb 3, 2026 2 min read

Y Combinator

Why Y Combinator Just Narrowed the Map for Canadian Founders

YC narrows investment rules, forcing Canadian founders to move south

By Kai Chen Jan 27, 2026 2 min read

Finance

How Much Startup Founders Actually Pay Themselves in 2026

Real 2026 data: What founders earn from pre-seed to scale

By Jessica Hamilton Jan 23, 2026 2 min read

Fintech

Capital One Acquires Brex to Help More Founders Scale

The Fintech Giant Joins Forces With the Leader in Spend Management to Support the Next Generation of Startups

By Chloe Ferguson Jan 23, 2026 2 min read

Cryptocurrency

How Runpod Turned Failed Crypto Rigs Into a Leading AI Hosting Platform

Two friends turned a failed crypto hobby into one of the fastest growing AI platforms in the world

By Jessica Hamilton Jan 22, 2026 2 min read

AI

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

Customer Acquisition

How to Mine "Hate-Threads" for Your Next Startup Idea

Is your product roadmap is hidden in the comments section?

By Mia Jones Jan 15, 2026 2 min read