The best researcher-founders fall in love with company building before raising a dime
tkexpress11 · x · 2026-09-04
The author observes that the strongest researcher-turned-founders become as enamored with the art of company building as with their technical problems — learning GTM, studying markets, building teams, and assessing PMF, often seeking advisors before even raising their first round.
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