❦ Share with the directory

Share your story.

A founder Q&A in your own words. Answer the prompts that fit — the ones we publish run on /textcasts, no ghostwriting.

❦ Your basics

Who you are and how we reach you.

Your name *

Your email *

For follow-up. We won't add you to anything without permission.

Company / what you're building *

One line — '{company} is the {what} for {audience}.'

❦ Your story

The headline and the angle.

Pull quote *

The single most quotable line from your story. This becomes the headline of the textcast.

Topics

2-4 short tags, comma-separated. e.g., 'Indie SaaS, Build in Public, AI'

❦ Founder facts

The at-a-glance strip beneath the headline. Skip what doesn't apply.

Stage

Team

Started

Location

Products / what you build

Distribution

❦ Where to find you

Social handles and company URLs. All optional.

Twitter / X URL

LinkedIn URL

Personal site URL

GitHub URL

Company / product links

Label + URL. Add up to 4. e.g., 'The newsletter' → https://...

❦ Your stack

What tools are in your day-to-day — picked from the directory or added as custom.

Tools you use

Start typing — pick from the directory or add your own.

No tools added yet

❦ The interview

Answer at least 3 of the 8 questions below. The more you answer, the richer the textcast. (0 / 3 minimum)

Q1. What made you start what you're building?

Q2. What was the moment you knew it was worth doing seriously?

Q3. What's your current stack and why?

Q4. What's the biggest mistake you've made so far?

Q5. How are you finding your first users (or readers, or customers)?

Q6. What's a non-obvious thing about your business model?

Q7. What rule have you kept that's paid off?

Q8. What would you tell yourself 12 months ago?

❦ Lightning round

One-sentence answers. All optional.

Best tool you didn't expect to pay for?

One book that changed how you build?

Where do you actually find users?

One thing that's overrated?

What's keeping you up at night?

❦ Key takeaways

3 short lines a reader should remember. All optional.

❦ Photos

Up to 3 URLs (headshot, workspace, event). All optional — leave blank and we'll use placeholders.

We read every submission. The best ones get published — your words, no ghostwriting.