Sublime

Areas of opportunity; hiring, creating products for founders like NFX's Signal, and processes such as indexing people instead of companies.

Every founder has a horror story about payroll, compliance, and benefits. Random government letters, surprise fines, state registrations you didn’t know about, health plans randomly canceled. There’s all these “modern” payroll/HR platforms out there to help, but they still make founders do all the actual work. And most... See more

I am a YC founder and I raised $2.5M But here’s the reality: - I have the salary of a junior coder in SF - I share a 2BD apartment with a friend to pay less - I pay for health insurance myself - I don't have a fancy office with a city... See more

Startup founders often sell too early, leaving money on the table. VCs often force founders to hold out and swing for the fences, risking blowing up companies and locking in gains. We angel investors are generally along for the ride. The good news is that our industry has figured out this divergence of interest and has come up with an effective way

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