Do you think it is harder to raise capital as a solo founder? What are some things you should keep in mind?
Any tips for applying to accelerators etc. as an early-stage solo founder?
Over the last few weeks, a couple of OpenAI-related incidents have made me think more seriously about how prepared our current security systems really are for autonomous AI agents.
First, there was the Hugging Face incident, where agents escaped their sandbox and began collaborating and delegating work. Then yesterday, MTS highlighted another OpenAI disclosure involving a model modifying the context that would guide its future behavior.
Was it on accident or did you plan it all along? Was the first choice disappoint you more or the other choice was more attractive? Or have you, for whatever reason, as a person changed? And if you could give advice to a person that hasn't found their "true" career path yet or already have one but is afraid to make the change, what would it be? Really appreciate for any story and insigt Toodaloo!
Heard something on a podcast recently that reframed how I think about retention features.
On average it takes ~60-70 days for a new behavior to feel automatic. But motivation, the thing that gets people to start, decays way faster than that. So there's a gap: motivation dies around week 2-3, the habit isn't formed until week 9-10, and that gap is where most users quit.
Streaks are supposed to bridge that gap. But most of them fail because the daily ask is too big. If your streak requires real effort every day, you're burning motivation the user doesn't have anymore.
I've hit day 40 on an app purely out of guilt, then quit and never opened it again. The streak didn't build a habit. It just delayed the uninstall.
Has anyone been successfully talking to Cursor? I started using Superwhisper but having to copy-paste the generated transcription into Cursor is a chore. Looking for something that just works.
As a founder of a bootstrapped startup, I don't have the money to hire a big PR firm for paid media coverage. Is it possible to cold email reporters/journalists in the relevant sectors to get organic coverage? Really appreciate anyone here who can share their lessons and wisdom, in particular to the following questions:
1) Is it better to start with a long or short email? (A short email might not be able to tell a differentiated story but no one has the patience to read long emails these days.)
2) What should be my specific ask in the first email? (To connect seems too generic. To cover our company seems too big an ask. To stay in touch seems no action item at all!)
3). What can I offer in return as a startup founder? (Good relationships should always be mutually beneficial. In what ways can a startup founder be helpful to the journalist community? )
