Stories crafted from real conversations — enriched, edited and published by their authors.
The cursor blinked, mocking me from the center of a frozen screen. On the other side of the video call, a potential partner waited in a silence that felt heavier than any server crash. I was in the middle of a demo for aFoundersFriend, the
Nicolas Dolenc · 4 Jun 2026
The whiteboard is a map of controlled chaos, a frantic scrawl of boxes, arrows, and questions spiraling out from a central, circled word: “Scale.” In the corner, a list of names, the half-dozen founders I’m working with this quarter.
Nicolas Dolenc · 2 Jun 2026
Our recent discussion touched upon several critical areas for Promote Reviews, offering valuable insights into our current operations and future strategic directions.
Nicolas Dolenc · 26 May 2026
It began with a simple, almost meta, objective: to create a story about the story of our work. A recent conversation with Tom had covered the core tenets of his business, Promote Reviews, from its agile development process to the inherent v
Nicolas Dolenc · 26 May 2026
For nearly a decade, my work has placed me at the intersection of technology and narrative. As a founder myself, and as the first president of Slush, I have been immersed in the world of entrepreneurship, a world built on stories. This expe
Nicolas Dolenc · 25 May 2026
For nearly a decade, my world has revolved around founders. As the first president of Slush and a founder myself, I have been immersed in the ecosystem of creation, ambition, and narrative. I have witnessed firsthand how a compelling story
Nicolas Dolenc · 25 May 2026
The conversation started with a simple question that cut through all pretense: "What the hell are you doing?" It's the kind of directness that strips away corporate speak and gets to the heart of what actually matters in startup land. Rob S
Nicolas Dolenc · 20 May 2026
North-star examples of what the platform produces from a voice memo, video or transcript — fully designed, on-brand and SEO-ready.
Illustrated, scroll-driven essay generated from a voice memo. Founders, storytelling, and Europe — with raw transcript and behind-the-scenes video.
Editorial field-note interview with solo GP Robin Haak: vineyard letters, brand vs. portfolio, and the slow art of continuity.
A 19-slide talk on listening, audience alignment, and authentic storytelling. Navigable deck with embedded behind-the-scenes video.
Four-tab editorial hub: the conversation with Oleg Podsechin, the Ghostlyn product page, the workshop offer, and the Toughbyte company story.
A thirty-minute field note with Linda Brunner, co-founder of IYK (Zurich pre-seed / seed fund for cyber and digital infrastructure). Edited story plus raw transcript, in a terminal-editorial layout.
A four-minute self-introduction turned editorial spotlight: ADPList mentor and Engineering Lead AmirBahador Bahadori on the hierarchy of knowledge, mentoring across every level, and why AI assists but never drives.
Harmonea founder Arash Farahani on trusting testimonials before dashboards, treating drop-off as a question, and shipping product through an agent-run pipeline.
ValueLab co-founder Maria Petrova on de-risking product decisions, why data never answers “why”, and the service blueprint teams mistake for a customer journey. Edited story, raw transcript and the question in one.
