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Founder practice
Hastings: stop calling your company a family
Netflix's cofounder dropped the family framing after an early layoff. Two other founders of large companies have landed in the same place.
№ 163 · 31 August 2026
Founder practice
How a 60-person childcare firm closes for two full weeks a year
Haven shuts every club for a week in summer and the last week of December. The scheduling is set more than a year ahead, and staff are paid for both.
№ 110 · 21 August 2026
Founder profile
Jason Fried built Basecamp in Chicago on no venture capital
The 37signals co-founder turned investors down repeatedly, stayed profitable, and wrote two books telling other founders they could do the same. Twenty-five years on, the industry is arguing his case for him.
№ 76 · 14 August 2026