Latest edition: 28 September 2026London — published continuously since 2026Free forever
The Founder Gazette
Startup news, held to newspaper standards

Filed under: company culture

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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