Founder Websites

Àlex Rodríguez Bacardit is the founder of Founder to Founder. Coming from a working-class family in Barcelona, he learned the value of money early on. In 2014, he co-founded MarsBased, a development consultancy specializing in Ruby, JavaScript, and Python. MarsBased has grown to a team of 20, plus six contractors, with clients across three continents. He shares his insights and favorite tools through Founder to Founder.

Pedro Araújo is a solopreneur and full-stack developer. He is the founder of Screvi and Building screvi. He maintains lasso.ink, a collection of tools and resources for designers. He previously worked on stats.training, an AI-powered Strava analytics tool. Pedro has been coding for 10+ years and has visited 51 out of 195 countries. He is currently based in Portugal.

Philip Homnack is the Founder of tipsiti.com. He is currently located between Berlin and the Bay Area. His blog covers topics such as design, politics, urban planning, tech, AI, and business. He is also the Founder of TaskTiley and Tipsiti for Business.

Max Girkins develops simple software to tackle interesting problems. He indicates a willingness to collaborate. He has recent content available to view.

Jeet Mehta is the founder of Swift, a B2B SaaS company for sports facilities. Previously, he worked as a Product Manager & Data Scientist at Shopify. He was born in Bangalore and raised in Toronto. He has experience in mobile development, circuit design, machine learning, data science, and product management. He played for the Canadian national cricket team. Jeet enjoys reading, writing, and playing cricket. He is interested in building an online presence and publishing written content.

Kaycie Robinson Sendero is the Founder of Bluetail Real Estate. Bluetail Real Estate buys houses that need some love, improves them with high-quality renovations, and either rents them or resells them to happy new homeowners. Her goal is to create beautiful, functional homes and strong financial returns backed by real property. She loves building relationships and helping others grow wealth through real estate.

Jordan Ferney is a Creative Entrepreneur with a passion for bringing bold ideas to life and empowering talented people to make them real. She is the former Founder of Oh Happy Day and Color Factory. From humble beginnings as a blogger during naptimes, she built two multi-million dollar companies without outside funding. Jordan thrives on creative risk-taking, constant evolution, and chasing new challenges that push the boundaries of what’s possible. She has a natural talent for recognizing others’ strengths and taking calculated risks. Her business journey has been a series of evolutionary steps, each born from the need to stay relevant in a rapidly changing digital landscape and the desire to challenge ourselves creatively.

Braelinn Frank is the founder and CEO of Rave Nailz. Her creative journey began in the music industry, where she designed logos and brand identities for EDM acts. Her passion for artistic expression led her to launch Rave Nailz, which quickly grew in 2020. Braelinn identified a gap in the beauty market and created expressive press-on nails without the high cost and time commitment of salon visits. She started by painting blank press-on nails and listing them on Etsy, making Rave Nailz the first press-on nail brand on the platform. Rave Nailz has grown from a hand-painted Etsy shop to a manufactured beauty brand with collaborations including retailers like Urban Outfitters, Hot Topic, and Spencer’s.

Ari Sohn is a 3x founder, event MC, and community builder. He is passionate about creating meaningful impact through technology and human connection. Ari co-founded PreservUs, and is the Head of Community and Ecosystem at TxtCart. He hosts the Heartfelt Event Show, a live podcast on LinkedIn, and has hosted Cart Basel and various industry events. In 2021, Ari became a stem cell donor.

Anne Palermo is a writer and content strategist. She helps brands connect with their audiences through storytelling. She has over a decade of experience in digital media and marketing. Anne has worked with a variety of clients, from startups to Fortune 500 companies. She is passionate about creating content that is both informative and engaging. Anne is based in New York City.

Ania Wysocka is the founder of Rootd, an app for managing panic attacks. She bootstrapped Rootd to over 3.5 million users and 60,000+ reviews across Apple & Google, supporting millions of users in over 150 countries. Previously, she led a digital marketing bootcamp that supported over 6,000 small businesses in British Columbia. She also created and ran a digital marketing bootcamp at Alacrity Canada, partnering with the Province of British Columbia and helping over 6,000 small businesses in BC, particularly those impacted by COVID-19. Ania speaks five languages. Her passions include mental health, travel, and ultra marathon training. Rootd has been featured on the App Store 100+ times and named as one of the “best apps for anxiety” by Healthline, Cosmopolitan, and Women’s Health, and featured in the Time Magazine special edition: The Age of Anxiety.

Andy Sommer is the Founder of OffChance and Co-Founder of Somco Capital and RemoTeams. OffChance is a Houston-based studio and holding company focused on creating profitable and thoughtful brands. Somco Capital develops commercial real estate. RemoTeams is an offshore talent agency that powers all of Andy's businesses. His approach integrates commercial spaces with the brands he launches, creating ecosystems where interesting people can do interesting things.

Sahar Massachi is a founder and builder with a passion for learning, teaching, and problem-solving. They have founded organizations, communities, and intellectual frameworks. Sahar enjoys both starting new projects and contributing to existing ones, aiming to nurture them to sustainability. With a background in software engineering and computer science, they have experience in data, stats, and A/B testing. Sahar has worked on projects related to fundraising, fighting spam, and election integrity. They founded the Integrity Institute, a think tank focused on fixing social platforms. Currently, Sahar is exploring new opportunities while enjoying family life.

Ari Klinger is a founder and investor with a strong interest in tech, marketing, and finance. He enjoys exploring opportunities and working with founders to accelerate their success. He currently invests with No Brand and works with founders via FounderCo. Ari has invested in, advised, or been on the board of companies like AuthSignal, Design.com, and Hipages. Previously, he founded iMega, OMG: Online Marketing Group, and Spring.me. He was also a founding partner of Right Click Capital and Right Click Partners.

Adrian Artiles is a software engineer and entrepreneur based in San Francisco. He is the founder of Kionin, a company that builds platforms. Adrian has a degree in finance and marketing and paid for college through day trading, building websites, and student loans. He previously worked for telecom startups in Chicago and San Francisco. He enjoys exercising, meditating, reading, socializing, and traveling.

Sharif Shameem is the founder of Lexica, a company building creative tools backed by state-of-the-art generative models. Previously, he worked on Debuild, a low-code tool powered by language models. Before that, he built Vectordash, a peer-to-peer GPU cloud backed by Y Combinator. He lives in San Francisco and spends his free time experimenting with software design, researching genetics and longevity, and trying to build the future. He can be reached on Twitter at @sharifshameem or via email at samin100@gmail.com. He tries to respond to every message he receives.

Suraj Chaudhary is a writer, developer, and founder who shares lessons and resources for living a fuller life. He publishes articles weekly, offering actionable tips for optimizing life and work. His work focuses on productivity, personal life, and business/careers. Suraj started his blog in 2021 as a collection of inspirations, ideas, realizations, and lessons he has accumulated. He was born in Nepal and moved to NYC for higher education. He is currently a Mathematics and Computer Science major (Honors) at St. Joseph’s University, Brooklyn, New York. He also runs a YouTube channel and sometimes hosts a podcast.

Giles Thomas is a founder and coder, originally from the UK and now living in Lisbon, Portugal. He is currently exploring AI and sharing his experiments and thoughts on his blog. He founded PythonAnywhere, a platform-as-a-service for Python developers, and sold it to Anaconda in 2022. After helping with the transition for a couple of years, he is taking some downtime to recharge and ponder what’s next. He has been posting on his blog for nearly 20 years, covering a variety of topics.

Pablo Fernandez is a geek, manager, coder, maker, author, and entrepreneur. He can be found on Mastodon, LinkedIn, Bluesky, Threads, GitHub, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. He currently works at Canva.

Alex Panagis is a Swiss-born entrepreneur and founder based in London since 2022. He is the founder of ScaleMath, where he operates and advises industry-leading companies, focusing on helping them scale customer acquisition. ScaleMath was officially launched in 2018 and has worked with companies worldwide. Alex started his entrepreneurial journey at a young age and is passionate about helping companies grow faster and better. He has managed marketing and SEO for companies and directly helped founders drive their company’s rankings, recognition, and revenue. He has been featured in HubSpot, Business Insider, and WP Engine.

Trevor I. Lasn is a builder and founder, as well as a product engineer based in Tartu, Estonia. He has been coding and building products for over a decade and continues to learn every day.

Noah Berkson is a 3x exit founder and serial entrepreneur who has co-founded 8 businesses and sold 3 by the age of 32. He recently launched Irreplaceable, an education platform teaching soft skills to students and young professionals. He was the Founder of DevBase and Candor Ventures, both of which were sold in 2021 and 2022 respectively. Noah currently leads Austin Capital, a single family office, and Commonground, a farmland leasing marketplace. He built Outcove, an invite-only retreat for founders and investors, and Weekend Of Man, an invite-only adult summercamp. He is an active member of Young Presidents Organization.

Michael Galpert is an entrepreneur who is passionate about building things. He worked at Epic Games as the Director of Product on Fortnite, focusing on player-to-player social interactions. Before that, he founded several startups, including Aviary, which was acquired by Adobe. Currently, he runs Contains Inc., an AI product studio. He grew up in New York, moved to the West Coast when he was 30, and has been in San Francisco for the last 12 years. He is a single dad to two daughters, ages 8 and 10. He also has a leopard gecko named Cheerio.

Cate Diaz is the Founder of Market Chemistry, where she and her team build high-conviction investor pipelines for early and growth-stage companies. They combine sharp positioning, compelling investor materials, and direct outreach to connect founders with the right capital partners. Cate has worked across industries including healthcare, SaaS, CPG, biotech, renewable energy, and aerospace. She has held strategic leadership roles, including Director of Marketing at ibble and Chief Marketing Officer at Rally. She also advises early-stage companies like WICKED Protein on marketing and fundraising strategy. Her expertise lies at the intersection of storytelling, systems, and private investments. Cate lives in Austin, Texas with her wife and their dog, Echo.