Founder Toolkit

Major green flags in a founder: 
- 1/ crazy grit, won’t give up 
  2/ started building before pitching investors 
  3/ constantly moving, constantly generating new information 
  4/ very technical 5/ not addicted to founder cosplay 
  6/ goes out and talks to users 
  7/ finds creative, experimental marketing channels 
  8/ genuinely cares about what they’re building 
  9/ never blames others or external factors 
  10/ tinkered with projects obsessively at a young age 
  11/ constantly comes up with interesting ideas 
  12/ knows their metrics cold 
  13/ doesn’t chase hype, chases truth 
  14/ excellent storyteller. Can sell the vision to hires, investors, and customers 
  15/ can clearly explain what they are building in one sentence 
  16/ can’t stop talking to customers.
  
If you hit a good chunk of these, tell me what you are building

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