The Founder Folio

Newsletter, redrawn.

We replaced the law-firm newsletter with a comic strip. Same insight, half the words, no jargon. Each episode tackles one real founder predicament — investor side letters, term-sheet gotchas, the friend who "just needs an NDA" — with a wink.

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The cousin who sent an NDA

Episode 5

The cousin who sent an NDA

A six-page Senior–Junior GC walkthrough on the three questions every NDA must answer before you sign.

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Ep.04 — The cousin with 0.4%

Episode 4

Ep.04 — The cousin with 0.4%

Every cap table has one. By Series B, "Uncle Sanjay" owns more of your company than your VP of Engineering.

Ep.03 — The handbook that nobody read

Episode 3

Ep.03 — The handbook that nobody read

Twenty-eight pages of policy. One actual reader. Zero protection in court.

Ep.02 — The term sheet that arrived as an emoji

Episode 2

Ep.02 — The term sheet that arrived as an emoji

When "🤝 LFG term sheet incoming" is the most binding correspondence in your inbox.

Ep.01 — The friend who "just needs an NDA"

Episode 1

Ep.01 — The friend who "just needs an NDA"

A founder, a chai, and the simplest two-page document that has ever caused three weeks of WhatsApp.