The Honest Founder
Xaver LehmannBuilt and sold an AI company for $60M. Now sharing what I wish someone had told me.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 92 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 8 days ago |
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I almost killed the idea after five conversations.
Hey everyone,
Before we dive in, an important update:
The Honest Founder Slack community has grown much faster than I expected. We now have 50+ Founders who have collectively raised over $200M and built more than $50M in ARR. Some are fun...
The next chapter of The Honest Founder.
About a year ago, I started this newsletter with a simple idea:
Share the things I learned building and selling a company. So I wrote stories, shared frameworks and my templates.
Tried to distill lessons that would have helped me years ea...
Nobody showed up.
Hey everyone,
This wasn't the first time I'd been completely on my own with something I had no idea how to handle. And it wouldn't be the last.
Leave a like or comment if you liked it.
See you next Tuesday.
Cheers
Xaver
PS: Fi...
I didn’t feel like working this week.
Hey everyone,
It happens to me more often than you’d probably expect. Some days I wake up and just don’t feel like working.
Nothing is wrong with the business. I’m not questioning my purpose. I still love what I’m building.
The motivatio...
When to walk away.
- my new benefit for paid subscribers: my AI coaching replica.
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Built two AI startups. Sold one for $60M. Now helping founders scale successfully without burning out.
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