The founder network
where updates become momentum.
Post the real work, learn from builders who understand the constraints, and carry the useful signal into action.
Pieter Levels@levelsioΒ·on Photo AI
Marc Lou@marclouΒ·on ShipFast
Maya Chen@mayabuildsΒ·on Arc
Priya Shah@priyashipsΒ·on Ledgerly
Luis Ortega@luislaunchesΒ·on Relay
Rowan Ellis@rowanmakesΒ·on Harbor
Kim Park@kimcodesΒ·on Campfire
Your turn
Turn the work into momentum.
Share progress, ask sharper questions, and keep the useful feedback connected to your startup.
Illustrative reconstruction from public updates by Pieter Levels and Marc Lou; other founders are fictional. No endorsement or product use implied.
Rutty
@rutty
Senne
@senne
Drift
@drift
Julius
@julius
Stymer
@stymer
Ruben
@ruben
derp
@derp
App Store Review
@appstore_review
Bratatat
@bratatat
Founder Mode
@foundermode
Rutty
@rutty
Senne
@senne
Drift
@drift
Julius
@julius
Stymer
@stymer
Ruben
@ruben
derp
@derp
App Store Review
@appstore_review
Bratatat
@bratatat
Founder Mode
@foundermode
From idea to outcome.
Start with an idea. Or someone else's.
Share your idea and founders tell you what's off before you spend a month building the wrong thing.
βI don't have an idea yet.β
Browse the ones founders opened up for anyone to build, and see how previous attempts went before you take one on.
βIs this any good, or is it just me?β
Ratings and written reviews from founders who have no reason to be polite about it.
βI'm not ready to show anyone.β
Stealth keeps it hidden until you decide otherwise. You can still work on it in the meantime.
You claim it
Claiming an idea makes it yours, and starts a 90-day clock to get an MVP shipped. Miss it and the idea goes back to the pool for someone else.
Build with a network behind you.
One workspace holds everything you're building: roadmap, tasks, documents, repos. Around it are founders solving the same problems you are, a few weeks ahead.
βI'm stuck on something I can't solve.β
Post an ask. Founders who have hit the same wall answer, instead of you losing another day to it alone.
βSomeone said something worth acting on.β
Send it straight into your roadmap as a real task with the source attached, instead of a screenshot you lose or a bookmark you forget.
βI've got more than one thing going.β
Every startup you're building sits in the same workspace, each with its own roadmap and its own clock.
You ship it
The clock stops. What you built is live, and the question changes from whether you can build it to whether anyone will use it.
It's live. Now grow it.
Launching takes a day. Finding users, making revenue, and working out what actually moves the number takes everything after it, with the same workspace and the same people around you.
βWhere do my first users come from?β
The founders who watched you build it are the first to try it, and the first to tell you what's wrong with it.
βIs the number actually moving?β
Post revenue and user milestones and each one charts against your last, so growth reads as a line instead of a few good days.
βI need help getting traction.β
Pricing, channels, retention: ask the founders who've already grown something like it, and you skip the year of guessing.
You decide what's next
Sold, handed on, or set aside for something better. Every startup reaches this point; the good ones reach it on purpose.
Sell it, pass it on, or move on.
Stopping one startup isn't the same as failing at it. Everything you built stays on your profile as part of what you've actually shipped, and the founders who watched you do it are still there for the next one.
βI'm looking to exit.β
Put the word out to the network. Your revenue, your milestones, and the whole build behind them are already on the record, which is most of what a buyer asks to see anyway.
βI'd rather be building something else.β
Release it and the idea returns to the pool with your lessons attached. Your slot frees up for the thing you actually want to work on.
βWhat do I have to show for it?β
Every startup and outcome stays on your profile: a record of what you've shipped, and a reason for the right people to come find you.
Ready to turn your idea into something real?
Start with honest feedback, build with the network behind you, and ship with momentum.
Where are you right now?
I want to build something. I just don't know what.
Everyone says find a problem you care about. Nobody says where to look.
Founders post the ideas they'll never get to. Browse them, see who tried before you and how it ended, and claim one to make it your project.
Turn founder advice into shipped progress.
Ask what is blocking you. Send the answer straight to your roadmap, ship it, and share the result.
- 01
Ask
MmiraASKMonth-3 retention falls off a cliff. Has anyone actually fixed this?
- 02
Learn
TtarekΒ· 8 mo aheadWe built for session one, not session ten. Rebuild week 3 around one habit.
- 03
Plan
Rebuild week-3 onboarding around a single habit
from Tarekβs reply
- 04
Ship
MilestoneMonth-3 retention
41% β 58%
What worked returns to the feed, ready to help the next founder.
See what founders posted todayWhat founders are shipping right now
@senne Β· Antwerp, Belgium Β· joined Mar 17
Founder of Founder Mode π
Can help with
- Building
- superset.sh cross-platform
- Founder
- #2
In development β Sunset
Stopped building
Deadline reached β idea returned to pool Β· ran 3 mo
What it does
A superset.sh competitor that is designed to be cross-platform. Works with personal phone, computer, remote VPS, .. Tap into work anywhere, anytime
In development β Sunset
Stopped building
Deadline reached β idea returned to pool Β· ran 3 mo
What it does
Brazilian Portuguese edition of Timeless Myths mythology encyclopedia. Kickstarted with full i18n infrastructure, locale-specific logo, translated navigation, sample Asgard article and homepage. Built with Astro 6, served at mundomitico.com. Ready for mass translation.
More leverage. Less overhead.
Context that knows your startup.
Grounded in your history, feedback, and ratings, not a blank prompt.
Run the numbers.
Runway, valuation, SAFE, cap table, and growth math. No signup required.
Browse tools βLet the work compound.
One @handle for your ideas, launches, streak, and whatever you build next.
Claim your @handle βReady to start at stage one?
Join 10 founders already building
Founders shipping ideas, rating each other's projects, and building in public.
βIβve been trying startups for a long time, but thanks to Founder Mode, Iβm actually making money.β
Your potential is real.
Put it in motion.
Share the work, get useful feedback, and build alongside founders who understand the constraints. Free to start, paid plans from $7/mo.

