Founder’s School 151 articles

Founder's School

Have a Broken Team? Look In the Mirror to Fix It

By Anna Liebel 26 June 2025 6 mins read

You are a resourceful, tireless leader. You’ve read enough research, incorporated several frameworks into your […]

Founder's School

“Germany Said My AI Startup Wasn’t Innovative Enough – So I Moved It to Poland”

By Stefan Gogoll 20 June 2025 4 mins read

When a German funding agency told us that “AI alone is not innovative enough,” I […]

Founder's School

The Fintech Expansion Playbook: AI Can Scale It — But Only You Can Lead It

By Arthur Azizov 4 June 2025 5 mins read

For fintech companies, expansion is just part of the job. You grow, or you get […]

Edtech

Every (EdTech) Startup Should be Built on Listening Not Guessing

By Alex Bararu 21 May 2025 5 mins read

In 2020, classrooms worldwide fell silent almost overnight. Teachers scrambled to adapt, parents became unofficial […]

Women in Tech

Tales from a Female-Led Startup: Why We Needed a Man to Look Legit?

By Stanislava Ilieva 16 May 2025 7 mins read

The real estate industry has long been regarded as male-dominated, and historically it has been […]

Founder's School

5 Scaling Challenges Your Business Must Overcome to Grow

By Slava Bogdan 29 April 2025 5 mins read

In the past two decades, the business community saw a surge of unicorns, with over […]

AI

4 Don’ts That Will Save You Time and Money While Building an MVP 

By Juliën Kreuk 17 April 2025 6 mins read

Over the past five years, I’ve worked on designing MVPs, consulted and observed many people […]

Guest Article

How (Not) to Fail an Acceleration Program?

By Olena Shershun 10 April 2025 4 mins read

I have been working with startups for a long time, including 3 years as a […]

Fintech

Learning from 200 Customer Interviews: How to Build a Product for Your Customers, Not Yourself

By Dmytro Tymoshchuk 13 March 2025 6 mins read

Last year, we started developing an MVP for our fintech product, Toolza. The initial idea […]

Women in Tech

4 Women on Beating the Odds to Build Their Own Businesses

By Vikas Malhotra 7 March 2025 8 mins read

  “If you have to succeed, you have to learn the games men play. Crucial […]

Women in Tech

Moms in Tech: “I’ve become all work and no play”

By Kseniya Tarasevich 6 March 2025 5 mins read

Juggling motherhood and a career isn’t easy. The tech industry, like many others, still has […]

Founder's School

Personal Branding for Founders: 8 Essential Steps to Gain Trust, Talent, and Growth

By Kateryna Doroshevska 25 February 2025 8 mins read

Golin’s CEO Impact Index shows that top leaders aren’t just growing their companies – they’re […]