Startup News
The FTC's Non-Compete Ban Was Struck Down — What That Actually Means for Hiring
Owen Blackwood · August 24, 2026
Startups
This section follows companies from the founding decision to the first paying contracts. Expect coverage of incorporation and equity splits, cofounder agreements, early product bets, seed financing and the hiring sequence that follows. Written for people building a company now rather than studying one from a distance.
Startups
How to Calculate Your Startup's Cash Runway (and Not Get It Wrong)
Runway sounds like simple math until a founder counts the wrong number as burn. Here's the actual formula, what belongs in it, and how much cushion is realistic.
Owen Blackwood · August 19, 2026
Startup News
What the 83(b) Election Actually Does, and Why 30 Days Is Absolute
Owen Blackwood · August 17, 2026
Startups
Open-Core, Cloud, or Support: How Open-Source Startups Actually Make Money
Open-source companies monetize the deployment gap — the difference between running free software yourself and paying someone to run it for you — through three repeatable models.
Owen Blackwood · July 23, 2026
Startups
The 7 Signs It's Time to Pivot Your Startup (and 3 Signs It Isn't)
A pivot is a structured bet on adjacent demand — same team, same assets, new promise — triggered by evidence your funnel can't manufacture, not by fatigue.
Owen Blackwood · June 30, 2026