I build communities, founder programs, and small pieces of software. This is where I keep the work, the field notes, and the half-finished ideas.https://pareen.xyzen-ushttps://pareen.xyz/founders/the-chart-is-the-pitchhttps://pareen.xyz/founders/the-chart-is-the-pitchdon't explain to me your problem and your tam and everything. just show me if the hockey stick curve is being formed.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounder notesthe curvehttps://pareen.xyz/founders/a-retweet-gets-you-50-usershttps://pareen.xyz/founders/a-retweet-gets-you-50-usersone tweet from monad or solana or vitalik or god is not going to do anything. you will get 1000 eyeballs, 50 people sign up, 10 deposit, and then what?Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounder notesfirst usershttps://pareen.xyz/founders/unless-someone-pays-dont-codehttps://pareen.xyz/founders/unless-someone-pays-dont-codeunless you can get a paid user for this, you should not code at all.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounder notesbefore you buildhttps://pareen.xyz/founders/one-thin-slice-hot-dog-stall-not-hotel-buffethttps://pareen.xyz/founders/one-thin-slice-hot-dog-stall-not-hotel-buffetjust choose a very small battle but win the hell out of it. if you come number five in four areas, nothing matters.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounder notesbefore you buildhttps://pareen.xyz/founders/500-users-100-come-back-then-we-talkhttps://pareen.xyz/founders/500-users-100-come-back-then-we-talksomeone who has 100,000 users but 3 percent retention is actually less interesting than someone who has 2,000 users with 30 percent retention.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounder notesfirst usershttps://pareen.xyz/founders/the-only-thing-im-checking-in-the-first-30-minuteshttps://pareen.xyz/founders/the-only-thing-im-checking-in-the-first-30-minutestypically if you are already content and satisfied, that's the opposite of being a founder.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounder notesthe founderhttps://pareen.xyz/founders/your-ambition-is-set-by-who-you-sit-next-tohttps://pareen.xyz/founders/your-ambition-is-set-by-who-you-sit-next-toyou don't want to learn from the third best guy ever. you want to learn from the guy who has actually done it.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounder notesthe founderhttps://pareen.xyz/founders/hitting-100-million-is-easy-staying-there-is-hardhttps://pareen.xyz/founders/hitting-100-million-is-easy-staying-there-is-hardhitting 100 million is not that hard. sustaining at 100 is very hard. it'll be discounted and their life will become hell after that.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounder notesafter the moneyhttps://pareen.xyz/founders/a-demo-day-is-for-the-second-meeting-not-for-moneyhttps://pareen.xyz/founders/a-demo-day-is-for-the-second-meeting-not-for-moneythe aim of a demo day is not to close funding. your pitch is not going to close funding. it never happens. the aim of a demo day is to get you the second private meeting.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounder notesraisinghttps://pareen.xyz/founders/tell-them-theyre-too-poor-for-your-producthttps://pareen.xyz/founders/tell-them-theyre-too-poor-for-your-productattitude is the biggest way to create a pull rather than you having to go and push in sales.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounder notessellinghttps://pareen.xyz/founders/vcs-say-nice-things-to-everyonehttps://pareen.xyz/founders/vcs-say-nice-things-to-everyoneif vcs say nice things about you or your startup, that doesn't mean shit. their job is to be nice to everyone.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounder notesraisinghttps://pareen.xyz/founders/is-your-last-investor-doubling-downhttps://pareen.xyz/founders/is-your-last-investor-doubling-downgenerally it would actually be a signal if any of these people were to invest again.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounder notesraisinghttps://pareen.xyz/founders/raise-small-then-scale-say-half-the-numberhttps://pareen.xyz/founders/raise-small-then-scale-say-half-the-numberif you are raising 2 million, say one. don't be ambitious.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounder notesraisinghttps://pareen.xyz/founders/the-pitch-is-the-start-of-a-racehttps://pareen.xyz/founders/the-pitch-is-the-start-of-a-racethe moment you pitch, you are participating in a race. then you have to run full velocity, whatever it takes.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounder notesraisinghttps://pareen.xyz/founders/if-you-dont-need-the-money-you-get-the-moneyhttps://pareen.xyz/founders/if-you-dont-need-the-money-you-get-the-moneyif you don't need vc money, you get vc money. if you need it, most vcs don't want to give it to you.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounder notesraisinghttps://pareen.xyz/founders/tweet-every-day-no-ones-watching-which-is-the-blessinghttps://pareen.xyz/founders/tweet-every-day-no-ones-watching-which-is-the-blessingnone of your accounts are big so no one is watching, which is a great thing. right now just go post whatever you feel like and that's a blessing actually.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounder notesthe founderhttps://pareen.xyz/founders/illusion-of-progresshttps://pareen.xyz/founders/illusion-of-progresspartners, partners, incubators, programs, vcs. nothing is resulting in money. it's just illusion of progress.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounder notesthe curvehttps://pareen.xyz/founders/consensus-or-contrarian-know-which-race-youre-inhttps://pareen.xyz/founders/consensus-or-contrarian-know-which-race-youre-inin a consensus market, what matters is money and speed. and speed is not in features, speed is in growth.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounder notesbefore you buildhttps://pareen.xyz/founders/5x-or-feel-depressedhttps://pareen.xyz/founders/5x-or-feel-depressedanything that doesn't 5x my chart, i'm going to feel depressed about it. and i'm going to be depressed till the time my brain throws something that's so crazy it has to do something.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounder notesafter the moneyhttps://pareen.xyz/founders/your-investors-are-in-the-boat-stop-trying-to-impress-themhttps://pareen.xyz/founders/your-investors-are-in-the-boat-stop-trying-to-impress-themimagine a sea and imagine a boat. you guys have a boat. we are in that boat. if something is broken, might as well tell him.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounder notesafter the moneyhttps://pareen.xyz/founders/close-the-lead-first-everything-restarts-after-the-wirehttps://pareen.xyz/founders/close-the-lead-first-everything-restarts-after-the-wiretill the money is in the bank, bro. get the money in the bank. your round is not closed yet. everything else is later stuff.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounder notesraisinghttps://pareen.xyz/founders/money-in-money-out-no-round-numbershttps://pareen.xyz/founders/money-in-money-out-no-round-numbersit can never be a round number, man. it just cannot.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounder notesthe curvehttps://pareen.xyz/founders/piggyback-on-whoever-already-has-the-relationshiphttps://pareen.xyz/founders/piggyback-on-whoever-already-has-the-relationshipyou can't sell the future without comparing it to the past. or the easiest way is to just piggyback on the past.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounder notessellinghttps://pareen.xyz/founders/start-specific-abstract-laterhttps://pareen.xyz/founders/start-specific-abstract-latersmallest possible problem that you can solve, which people pay for. if they are not paying, they are just taking you for a ride.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounder notesbefore you buildhttps://pareen.xyz/founders/the-only-laws-are-laws-of-physicshttps://pareen.xyz/founders/the-only-laws-are-laws-of-physicsthe only laws are laws of physics. everything else is just a suggestion.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounder notesthe founderhttps://pareen.xyz/founders/trauma-is-fuel-dont-release-ithttps://pareen.xyz/founders/trauma-is-fuel-dont-release-itif you can take trauma and use it as fuel, then founder. if not, then not a founder.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounder notesthe founderhttps://pareen.xyz/founders/11-megapixels-doesnt-converthttps://pareen.xyz/founders/11-megapixels-doesnt-convertif you have a 10 megapixel camera and i give you 11 megapixel, you won't really convert.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounder notesbefore you buildhttps://pareen.xyz/founders/the-first-two-years-are-unglamorous-let-the-story-be-choppyhttps://pareen.xyz/founders/the-first-two-years-are-unglamorous-let-the-story-be-choppylet the story be very choppy. eventually, in hindsight, you can smoothen it.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounder notesbefore you buildhttps://pareen.xyz/founders/how-i-read-your-startuphttps://pareen.xyz/founders/how-i-read-your-startupthe page a founder reads before booking a callTue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounder noteshttps://pareen.xyz/founders/wallhttps://pareen.xyz/founders/walllines from the calls. each one links to where i explain it.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTfounder noteshttps://pareen.xyz/building-for-indiahttps://pareen.xyz/building-for-indiaFrom college software and a 16-language newsroom to Goa hostels, crypto, and a national capability map — what India kept teaching me about building.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTwritingindiafounderscommunitysystemshttps://pareen.xyz/ecosystem-tech-treehttps://pareen.xyz/ecosystem-tech-treeA sourced, falsifiable map of why blockchain ecosystems win or fail — drawn as a video-game tech tree.Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTprojectscryptodatawebhttps://pareen.xyz/this-notebookhttps://pareen.xyz/this-notebookThe site you're reading. A file-based personal notebook — no database, no CMS, no server.Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTprojectswebmetahttps://pareen.xyz/founderpulsehttps://pareen.xyz/founderpulseAn AI weekly dashboard for pre-launch founders — it pulls from GitHub and your analytics to score real progress and run structured office hours.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTprojectssaasfoundersaihttps://pareen.xyz/keeping-a-notebook-in-publichttps://pareen.xyz/keeping-a-notebook-in-publicWhy I finally built my own corner of the web, and what I plan to put in it.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTwritingmetawritinghttps://pareen.xyz/small-tools-sharp-edgeshttps://pareen.xyz/small-tools-sharp-edgesIn praise of software that does one thing, assumes you're paying attention, and gets out of the way.Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTwritingcraftsoftwarehttps://pareen.xyz/nitroacchttps://pareen.xyz/nitroaccA selective, three-month accelerator for builders — capital up front, mentorship from operators who've been through the cycles, and a high-density cohort.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTprojectsacceleratorfoundershttps://pareen.xyz/dir-the-whole-internethttps://pareen.xyz/dir-the-whole-internetThe gold standard for a personal site that treats writing as a long-term project.Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdirectoryreadinginspirationhttps://pareen.xyz/on-shipping-before-youre-readyhttps://pareen.xyz/on-shipping-before-youre-readyA short note to myself, mostly. You are never ready. Ship anyway.Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTwritingcraftnoteshttps://pareen.xyz/wordpress-model-for-onchain-socialhttps://pareen.xyz/wordpress-model-for-onchain-socialWeb2 kept the algorithm closed because ranking equals revenue. Onchain social should make it a marketplace — a minimal neutral core, a permissionless graph, and a thousand competing clients and algorithms.Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTwritingcryptosocialprotocolshttps://pareen.xyz/dir-oblique-strategieshttps://pareen.xyz/dir-oblique-strategiesA deck of cards for getting unstuck. I reach for it when a problem has me cornered.Wed, 03 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTdirectorycreativitytools