Self-care

An interesting take on the fear and emotional responses that many startup founders experience in times of stress. While traditional trauma is rooted in past experience, this article suggests that Leadership Trauma is rooted in the future - in fear of potential scenarios for their business, team, or self.

Psychologist and founder Dr. Emily Anhalt shares her seven traits of emotional fitness, why they're crucial for founders right now, plus concrete tactics for shaping up your emotional health. From First Round Review.

Generate professional-looking profile photos for social media channels; upload a photo, add filters and professional backgrounds, and more.

A book that offers insights, secrets, and thought experiments for founders considering selling their business.

A personal story with lessons learned and techniques for avoiding burnout

Tips on resolving issues related to co-founder equity allocations.

Learn how three participants the Morgan Stanley accelerator for multicultural founders have risen to the challenges unique to Latinx entrepreneurs.

A series of videos from Pillar VC on managing stress and mental health as a founder/CEO.

Best practices for managing the mental health and well-being of yourself and your team through the often difficult road to startup success.

An extremely thorough study of startups that provides insight about the characteristics of successful founding teams. Specifically the article covers topics like cofounder dynamics and self-care.

An interactive guide designed to help reduce friction, manage conflict, and improve collaboration in co-founding teams. Includes sections on personal motivations, working style, and partnership.

A free self-assessment tool to help founders understand how affected they are by the toll that entrepreneurism can take.

An analysis of founder salaries for companies at pre-seed through Series A, from OpenVC (and drawing data from Carta and other sources. tl;dr : In the U.S. $50k at pre-seed, $100k at seed, $150-$200k at Series A.