TACHYON 10: Lessons for Founders

Welcome to Tachyon 10. In this new series we ask Tachyon alumni, mentors, and investors 10 quick fire questions to get real and actionable advice for first time founders.

‍What’s something that happened this month in crypto that has caught your attention?

A complete draft of the STABLE Act of 2025 in the USA was published.

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What’s your best advice to founders for persevering during a difficult fundraising climate?

Keep driving revenue and pipeline and eventually you will be making too much revenue for the investors to ignore you :)

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Share a commonly given piece of advice that you completely disagree with.

That you should hire "experienced managers".

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How do you make your first hires?

Through network, or outbound using LinkedIn Recruiter Lite with advanced search can work.

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What’s an underrated skill every founder should develop?

Optimizing your health, sleep, nutrition, and exercise.

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What banking and back office partners and tooling do you like the most?

Rho for everyday banking, G Suite, Notion, Linear.

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Why did you apply to an accelerator program like Tachyon?

To build alongside other people with similar energy, access the Consensys network... and some early funding!

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Which partnerships have actually moved the needle for your startup, and how did you land them?

Metamask - set up a meeting at ETH Denver and talked through the product, and then many months of diligent follow-up.

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Link the most recent X post that made you laugh out loud.

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https://transak.com/

@Transak

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If you are interested in learning more and applying to Tachyon, please visit Tachyon.xyz.