
Founder's FAQ
Founder’s FAQ covers the answers to all the possible questions of a founder in a startup journey—whether revealing lifesaving principles for the startup’s survival path, building A+ teams, creating an evolving machine, setting up a neat culture, or interpreting the true path for the fundraising.
Latest episodes

Jun 10, 2020 • 25min
Dennis R. Mortensen | Founder and CEO of X.AI
Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Dennis Mortensen. He is the founder and CEO of X.AI, which is an AI-powered Scheduling Network. Dennis has raised more than $44M for X.ai. And previously, he has founded multiple companies and he has multiple exits. In this episode;1-) The right approach for fundraising.2-) Stick to the pain.3-) Scaling the team.4-) Born of culture.Founder’s FAQ is a book for founders and you can pre-order through the website. You can also reach us through @foundersfaq on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.

Jun 1, 2020 • 14min
Charles Hudson | Managing Partner at Precursor Ventures
Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is is Charles Hudson. He is the Managing Partner at Precursor Ventures, a seed-stage investment firm based out of San Francisco. Prior to launching Precursor, Charles was a Partner with SoftTech VC, one of the most active seed-stage investors in the Internet and mobile startups. He was also the Co-Founder and CEO of Bionic Panda Games. And lastly, he’s the lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business.In this episode;1-) How to evaluate the founder.2-) The track record of a founder Current startup vibe that she's starting.3-) Valuations of companies.4-) Pivots.Founder’s FAQ is a book for founders and you can pre-order through the website. You can also reach us through @foundersfaq on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.

May 26, 2020 • 23min
Adam Cheyer | Co-founder of Siri & Viv Labs
Founder's FAQ: answers to all the possible questions of a founder. Hosted by Ilker Koksal. This episode's guest is Adam Cheyer. He is an inventor, entrepreneur, engineering executive, and a pioneer in AI and computer-human interfaces. He has been a co-founder of successful startups, including Siri (sold to Apple), Viv Labs (sold to Samsung), and Sentient. He is also the founding member of Change.org, the world's largest petition platform. Adam has authored more than 60 publications and 37 patents and he is also a magician.In this episode;1-) Exits2-) The four assets that the founding team must have.3-) Formula to scale the A-plus team.4-) Things to prove before fundraising.Founder’s FAQ is a book for founders and you can pre-order through the website. You can also reach us through @foundersfaq on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.

May 23, 2020 • 1min
Welcome to Founder's FAQ
Hi, I'm Ilker. I'm 2x founder, Forbes 30Under Lister, and author of Founder's FAQ. Founder's FAQ is a book for founders and also having podcasts series. And in here, I will have notable guests; Impactful founders, top tier VCs and VPs of scaling startups. We'll cover the answers to all the possible questions of a founder in a startup journey—whether revealing lifesaving principles for the startup's survival path, building A+ teams, creating an evolving machine, setting up a neat culture, or interpreting the true path for the fundraising.Join us and learn more.
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