The Founders' Tribune

A new Op-Ed platform for founders. One essay every Sunday.

Weekly Op-Eds

Real VCs help build great companies by Don Valentine

Don Valentine is the founder of Sequoia Capital.

Don Valentine

How to hire the best people you’ve ever worked with by Marc Andreessen

Marc Andreessen is the co-founder of Netscape and Andreessen Horowitz.

Marc Andreessen

Marc Andreessen

Why Storytelling by Tony Fadell

Tony Fadell helped create the iPod and iPhone before co-founding Nest.

Tony Fadell

The Steve Jobs Roller Coaster by Ed Catmull

Ed Catmull is the Co-founder of Pixar.

Ed Catmull

10 Passages from Jeff Bezos's Shareholder Letters

Jeff Bezos is the founder of Amazon.

Jeff Bezos

The Challenge of the Future by Peter Thiel

Peter Thiel co-founded PayPal and Palantir.

Peter Thiel

Amp It Up! by Frank Slootman

Frank Slootman is the former CEO of Snowflake, ServiceNow, and Data Domain.

Frank Slootman

Why Training Is the Boss's Job by Andy Grove

Andy Grove is the former CEO of Intel.

Andy Grove

How to be Elon Musk by Justine Musk

Justine Musk is a Canadian author and ex-wife to Elon Musk.

Justine Musk

Blaming is the #1 enemy in destroying leadership by John D. Rockefeller

John D. Rockefeller founded the Standard Oil Company in 1870.

John D. Rockefeller

John D. Rockefeller

The Struggle by Ben Horowitz

Ben Horowitz is the cofounder and general partner of Andreessen Horowitz.

Ben Horowtiz

Lessons from Peter Thiel

Joe Lonsdale co-founded Palantir, Addepar, University of Austin, and 8VC.

Joe Lonsdale