Amjilt News — Founders https://amjilt.news/founders/ Long-form portraits of people who started companies, focused on the transition from making a product to managing the organization around it. en-US Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:16:34 GMT Founders What Psychological Safety Actually Means, and Why Leaders Now Measure It https://amjilt.news/founders/what-psychological-safety-actually-means-and-why-leaders-now-measure-it/ https://amjilt.news/founders/what-psychological-safety-actually-means-and-why-leaders-now-measure-it/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:39:31 GMT Tanya Brooks Founders The size of the independent workforce is a measurement choice, not a fact https://amjilt.news/founders/the-size-of-the-independent-workforce-is-a-measurement-choice-not-a-fact/ https://amjilt.news/founders/the-size-of-the-independent-workforce-is-a-measurement-choice-not-a-fact/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:39:30 GMT Tanya Brooks Founders Founders aren't diluted at Series A. They're diluted at signing. https://amjilt.news/founders/founders-aren-t-diluted-at-series-a-they-re-diluted-at-signing/ https://amjilt.news/founders/founders-aren-t-diluted-at-series-a-they-re-diluted-at-signing/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:39:29 GMT Tanya Brooks Founders Founder burnout finally got studied — and the findings indict the role, not the founders https://amjilt.news/founders/founder-burnout-exit-data/ https://amjilt.news/founders/founder-burnout-exit-data/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Tanya Brooks Founders Every founder's contract has a side-project clause. Almost nobody reads it in time. https://amjilt.news/founders/side-project-to-company/ https://amjilt.news/founders/side-project-to-company/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Tanya Brooks Founders Founder vesting is where good breakups are decided years early https://amjilt.news/founders/vesting-lessons-early-exits/ https://amjilt.news/founders/vesting-lessons-early-exits/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Tanya Brooks Founders The acquihire math nobody explains until it's your company https://amjilt.news/founders/acquihire-terms-explained/ https://amjilt.news/founders/acquihire-terms-explained/ Wed, 20 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Tanya Brooks Founders Technical founders don't hate sales — they hate what sales was taught as https://amjilt.news/founders/technical-founders-sales/ https://amjilt.news/founders/technical-founders-sales/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT Amara Okonkwo Founders The founder-influencer playbook pays until the platform does something https://amjilt.news/founders/founder-personal-brand-risk/ https://amjilt.news/founders/founder-personal-brand-risk/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT Amara Okonkwo Founders Bootstrap or raise? The 2026 math changed the answer https://amjilt.news/founders/bootstrap-vs-seed-2026/ https://amjilt.news/founders/bootstrap-vs-seed-2026/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Tanya Brooks Founders Second-time founders raise easier and exit smaller — sometimes https://amjilt.news/founders/second-time-founders-data/ https://amjilt.news/founders/second-time-founders-data/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Tanya Brooks Founders Founders take the pay cut first now — and investors are watching https://amjilt.news/founders/founder-salary-down-rounds/ https://amjilt.news/founders/founder-salary-down-rounds/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Tanya Brooks Founders Solo founders fail less — and hit a ceiling — at the same time https://amjilt.news/founders/solo-vs-cofounder-survival/ https://amjilt.news/founders/solo-vs-cofounder-survival/ Sun, 04 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Tanya Brooks Founders