Notes from the desk
Field notes and playbooks for early founders, from Start Up Partners.
A technical co-founder is not a developer you pay, they are an owner. Here is the process we run with founders to find the right one, and how to tell when you do not need one at all.
By Terry Chapman
An MVP is not a smaller version of your dream product. It is an experiment with a customer attached. Here is how we help founders build one that earns a real answer.
By Terry Chapman
The equity split is the easiest decision to make while everyone is excited and the hardest to unwind once someone leaves. Here is the framework we run with founders before the handshake becomes a lawsuit.
By Terry Chapman
Accelerator, incubator, venture fund, venture studio. The labels blur together fast. Here is what a venture studio actually is, and how ours works with founders from idea to first revenue.
By Terry Chapman
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By Terry Chapman
Being sure your idea works is not the same as being right. Here are the five customer discovery moves we use to validate a startup idea before anyone builds anything.
By Terry Chapman
Most founders rush the paperwork and skip the five decisions that actually matter. Here is the short list we walk every founder through before formation.
By Terry Chapman