How to be a Founder

The Authors

Meet Alice & Matt

Ten years ago, we invented a new way to achieve your potential. We invest in you for who you are, whether or not you have a business idea or cofounder, and then help you start a company. We’ve funded thousands of founders this way, creating companies worth billions. This book is what we’ve learned about how you can accomplish extraordinary things.

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Reid Hoffman, Co-Founder of LinkedIn

Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur or someone who invests in them, How To Be A Founder offers a new and powerful set of lenses for forming and evaluating founding teams.

From Entrepreneur First to $1B: The Story of Tractable

Business Building Co-Founder Story

The companies we helped create are worth >$10billion today.

Episode 1: How to become a Founder

In this episode, Matt and Alice share their insight on how and when to take the leap - while supporting some real-life founders along the way.

The Podcast

Insights Must Listen Podcast

Wall of Love

The world’s best Founders love How to be a Founder.

What are you going to do with your short time on earth?

If there is a problem worth solving, ambition finds a way. How the most ambitious people dedicate their lives has a profound impact on society, the economy and culture.

Our core belief is that starting a technology company today is the most accessible and effective path to having an impact in the world.

Dive Deeper

We share everything you need to build an extraordinary life by becoming a founder.

How to be a Founder gives you the knowledge you need to go from someone with potential, to someone fulfilling your potential. It’s a complete guide on how to go from where you are now to running a world changing company.

We’ve collected helpful resources so you can get started today.

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How Entrepreneurs can Identify, Fund and Launch their Best Ideas

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