Seb Agertoft
@thefoundercoach.bsky.social
Coach & Advisor to Founders: www.theuncommonfounder.com
I host a podcast for thoughtful technologists - Humans in the Loop - https://open.spotify.com/show/4BbslJR0KA5bfqrcYRhJER
Looking for happy corners of the internet.
I host a podcast for thoughtful technologists - Humans in the Loop - https://open.spotify.com/show/4BbslJR0KA5bfqrcYRhJER
Looking for happy corners of the internet.
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Silicon Valley's lost decade: consumer ceded to aggregators, software "innovation" meant SaaSy CRUD for some vertical niche. We forgot software could be anything else.
Infinite software means we can dream again.
Infinite software means we can dream again.
November 26, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Silicon Valley's lost decade: consumer ceded to aggregators, software "innovation" meant SaaSy CRUD for some vertical niche. We forgot software could be anything else.
Infinite software means we can dream again.
Infinite software means we can dream again.
'It is our job to add more than we take'
Upcoming episode with Ben Lehnert, fmr Design leader at Microsoft and SAP
#ai #aiethics #tech #techethics #design #bigtech
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Upcoming episode with Ben Lehnert, fmr Design leader at Microsoft and SAP
#ai #aiethics #tech #techethics #design #bigtech
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'It is our job to add more than we take' - Ben Lehnert, Fmr Design Leader - Microsoft and SAP #ai
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November 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
'It is our job to add more than we take'
Upcoming episode with Ben Lehnert, fmr Design leader at Microsoft and SAP
#ai #aiethics #tech #techethics #design #bigtech
www.youtube.com/shorts/hqBO0...
Upcoming episode with Ben Lehnert, fmr Design leader at Microsoft and SAP
#ai #aiethics #tech #techethics #design #bigtech
www.youtube.com/shorts/hqBO0...
Dear burnt out founder,
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#burnout #founder #tech #startup
I wrote this for you: theuncommonfounder.beehiiv.com/p/the-uncomm...
#burnout #founder #tech #startup
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Dear burnt out founder,
I wrote this for you: theuncommonfounder.beehiiv.com/p/the-uncomm...
#burnout #founder #tech #startup
I wrote this for you: theuncommonfounder.beehiiv.com/p/the-uncomm...
#burnout #founder #tech #startup
Podcast episode with the inimitable @kevinkelly.bsky.social coming soon.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Podcast episode with the inimitable @kevinkelly.bsky.social coming soon.
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Episode 4 of Humans in the Loop is available now:
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This episode features the OG of Cybersecurity, Bruce Schneier and focuses on the implications of AI for democracy, as explored in his new book
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This episode features the OG of Cybersecurity, Bruce Schneier and focuses on the implications of AI for democracy, as explored in his new book
October 28, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Episode 4 of Humans in the Loop is available now:
open.spotify.com/show/4BbslJR...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
This episode features the OG of Cybersecurity, Bruce Schneier and focuses on the implications of AI for democracy, as explored in his new book
open.spotify.com/show/4BbslJR...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
This episode features the OG of Cybersecurity, Bruce Schneier and focuses on the implications of AI for democracy, as explored in his new book
I wrote about all the mad bastards in tech:
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No serious analysis. Laughs only
#tech #founder #musk #zuckerberg #meta #x #wework
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No serious analysis. Laughs only
#tech #founder #musk #zuckerberg #meta #x #wework
The Uncommon Founder #19 - Mad Bastards & Startup Frontiers
Startup founders' wild adventures: From crypto-funded island nations to life-changing personal transitions, exploring the unconventional paths of modern entrepreneurship.
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October 1, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I wrote about all the mad bastards in tech:
theuncommonfounder.beehiiv.com/p/the-uncomm...
No serious analysis. Laughs only
#tech #founder #musk #zuckerberg #meta #x #wework
theuncommonfounder.beehiiv.com/p/the-uncomm...
No serious analysis. Laughs only
#tech #founder #musk #zuckerberg #meta #x #wework
In the next episode of Humans in the Loop, I chat to Tara Fung, the #Co-founder of CO:CREATE about the ups and downs as a founder in emergent tech
Tara raised $25m from #a16z at the height of NFT hype, before pivoting into the tattoo platform that CO:CREATE is today.
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Tara raised $25m from #a16z at the height of NFT hype, before pivoting into the tattoo platform that CO:CREATE is today.
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The ups and downs of being a founder in emergent tech
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September 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
In the next episode of Humans in the Loop, I chat to Tara Fung, the #Co-founder of CO:CREATE about the ups and downs as a founder in emergent tech
Tara raised $25m from #a16z at the height of NFT hype, before pivoting into the tattoo platform that CO:CREATE is today.
youtube.com/shorts/8h5I0...
Tara raised $25m from #a16z at the height of NFT hype, before pivoting into the tattoo platform that CO:CREATE is today.
youtube.com/shorts/8h5I0...
Human #agency, designing for #AI and even a discussion about living in a commune and coming home to find your housemate running a bondage workshop.
The next episode of Humans in the Loop coming next week with Granola AI co-founder Sam Stephenson.
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The next episode of Humans in the Loop coming next week with Granola AI co-founder Sam Stephenson.
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Human agency with Granola.ai Co-founder Sam Stephenson
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September 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Human #agency, designing for #AI and even a discussion about living in a commune and coming home to find your housemate running a bondage workshop.
The next episode of Humans in the Loop coming next week with Granola AI co-founder Sam Stephenson.
youtube.com/shorts/vVLfO...
The next episode of Humans in the Loop coming next week with Granola AI co-founder Sam Stephenson.
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The unusual path taken by #AI pioneer Demis Hassabis, #Founder and #CEO of Deepmind.
Full podcast episode coming next week
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Full podcast episode coming next week
youtube.com/shorts/k31WO...
The unusual path taken by Deepmind Founder Demis Hassabis
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August 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The unusual path taken by #AI pioneer Demis Hassabis, #Founder and #CEO of Deepmind.
Full podcast episode coming next week
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Full podcast episode coming next week
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#Leadership is simple but hard
Latest Uncommon #Founder newsletter
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Latest Uncommon #Founder newsletter
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The Uncommon Founder #17
Navigate the intersection of tech and humanity with a nuanced podcast exploring beyond tech's extreme narratives, from nerdy origins to thoughtful innovation.
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July 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM
#Leadership is simple but hard
Latest Uncommon #Founder newsletter
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Latest Uncommon #Founder newsletter
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🥳 🌐 I'm excited to roll out my new website: www.theuncommonfounder.com
3 key attributes I see in an uncommon #founder:
1️⃣ Visionary builder determined to change the world
2️⃣ Thoughtful technologist focused on purposeful impact
3️⃣ Independent thinker playing their own game, not everyone else’s
#coach
3 key attributes I see in an uncommon #founder:
1️⃣ Visionary builder determined to change the world
2️⃣ Thoughtful technologist focused on purposeful impact
3️⃣ Independent thinker playing their own game, not everyone else’s
#coach
The Uncommon Founder · Coach and advisor
I help uncommon founders
build game-changing companies without losing themselves.
Coach to founders and teams ready to level up.
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May 14, 2025 at 9:44 AM
🥳 🌐 I'm excited to roll out my new website: www.theuncommonfounder.com
3 key attributes I see in an uncommon #founder:
1️⃣ Visionary builder determined to change the world
2️⃣ Thoughtful technologist focused on purposeful impact
3️⃣ Independent thinker playing their own game, not everyone else’s
#coach
3 key attributes I see in an uncommon #founder:
1️⃣ Visionary builder determined to change the world
2️⃣ Thoughtful technologist focused on purposeful impact
3️⃣ Independent thinker playing their own game, not everyone else’s
#coach
The mythical first PM.
That's the topic of the latest newsletter: thewisefounder.beehiiv.com/p/the-wise-f...
- Want to know when to hire the 1st PM?
- Guidance on what skills to look for?
- Advice on interview process?
- The common pitfalls?
It's all in there.
#product #pm #founder #productjobs
That's the topic of the latest newsletter: thewisefounder.beehiiv.com/p/the-wise-f...
- Want to know when to hire the 1st PM?
- Guidance on what skills to look for?
- Advice on interview process?
- The common pitfalls?
It's all in there.
#product #pm #founder #productjobs
May 7, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The mythical first PM.
That's the topic of the latest newsletter: thewisefounder.beehiiv.com/p/the-wise-f...
- Want to know when to hire the 1st PM?
- Guidance on what skills to look for?
- Advice on interview process?
- The common pitfalls?
It's all in there.
#product #pm #founder #productjobs
That's the topic of the latest newsletter: thewisefounder.beehiiv.com/p/the-wise-f...
- Want to know when to hire the 1st PM?
- Guidance on what skills to look for?
- Advice on interview process?
- The common pitfalls?
It's all in there.
#product #pm #founder #productjobs
When you work for yourself there are many tradeoffs.
The most difficult is probably the financial reliability - no fixed paycheck landing in your account each month.
But getting to start my Monday morning with a surf with my wife is definitely a big tick in the positives column!
The most difficult is probably the financial reliability - no fixed paycheck landing in your account each month.
But getting to start my Monday morning with a surf with my wife is definitely a big tick in the positives column!
April 28, 2025 at 8:31 AM
When you work for yourself there are many tradeoffs.
The most difficult is probably the financial reliability - no fixed paycheck landing in your account each month.
But getting to start my Monday morning with a surf with my wife is definitely a big tick in the positives column!
The most difficult is probably the financial reliability - no fixed paycheck landing in your account each month.
But getting to start my Monday morning with a surf with my wife is definitely a big tick in the positives column!
There's a new type of founder. A creative outsider. Equal parts artist and business person. As likely to direct a film as build another company.
Muses might include Charli XCX, Donald Glover, David Foster Wallace, AOC, Rick Rubin or even Larry David, over Bezos or Zuckerberg.
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Muses might include Charli XCX, Donald Glover, David Foster Wallace, AOC, Rick Rubin or even Larry David, over Bezos or Zuckerberg.
Article in thread 👇
April 9, 2025 at 8:57 AM
There's a new type of founder. A creative outsider. Equal parts artist and business person. As likely to direct a film as build another company.
Muses might include Charli XCX, Donald Glover, David Foster Wallace, AOC, Rick Rubin or even Larry David, over Bezos or Zuckerberg.
Article in thread 👇
Muses might include Charli XCX, Donald Glover, David Foster Wallace, AOC, Rick Rubin or even Larry David, over Bezos or Zuckerberg.
Article in thread 👇
I have two modes of content consumption. In both I do the same thing - read the stuff, listen to the stuff, write notes on the stuff.
But in one mode I'm kicking to keep my head above water and in the other I feel like I could change the world.
Anyone else?
But in one mode I'm kicking to keep my head above water and in the other I feel like I could change the world.
Anyone else?
April 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I have two modes of content consumption. In both I do the same thing - read the stuff, listen to the stuff, write notes on the stuff.
But in one mode I'm kicking to keep my head above water and in the other I feel like I could change the world.
Anyone else?
But in one mode I'm kicking to keep my head above water and in the other I feel like I could change the world.
Anyone else?
There's a new type of founder emerging.
As much artist as business person. Multi-disciplinary by nature. More likely to namecheck Charli XCX than Mark Zuckerberg. As likely to direct a film next as start another company. They’re edgy, cool, counter-cultural. I call them the creative outsiders.
As much artist as business person. Multi-disciplinary by nature. More likely to namecheck Charli XCX than Mark Zuckerberg. As likely to direct a film next as start another company. They’re edgy, cool, counter-cultural. I call them the creative outsiders.
April 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
There's a new type of founder emerging.
As much artist as business person. Multi-disciplinary by nature. More likely to namecheck Charli XCX than Mark Zuckerberg. As likely to direct a film next as start another company. They’re edgy, cool, counter-cultural. I call them the creative outsiders.
As much artist as business person. Multi-disciplinary by nature. More likely to namecheck Charli XCX than Mark Zuckerberg. As likely to direct a film next as start another company. They’re edgy, cool, counter-cultural. I call them the creative outsiders.
The challenge of insulating yourself from bad advice as a #startup #founder.
Discussed in the latest edition of The Wise Founder: thewisefounder.beehiiv.com/p/the-wise-f...
Discussed in the latest edition of The Wise Founder: thewisefounder.beehiiv.com/p/the-wise-f...
March 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The challenge of insulating yourself from bad advice as a #startup #founder.
Discussed in the latest edition of The Wise Founder: thewisefounder.beehiiv.com/p/the-wise-f...
Discussed in the latest edition of The Wise Founder: thewisefounder.beehiiv.com/p/the-wise-f...
My intention with The Wise #Founder (lnkd.in/eEY47bKJ) is for it to deal in:
➡️ Nuance and experimentation over simplified advice
➡️ Challenging questions over well-trodden topics
➡️ Influence from outside the tech bubble over the echo chamber
➡️ Optimism and humour over pessimism and division
#startup
➡️ Nuance and experimentation over simplified advice
➡️ Challenging questions over well-trodden topics
➡️ Influence from outside the tech bubble over the echo chamber
➡️ Optimism and humour over pessimism and division
#startup
March 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
My intention with The Wise #Founder (lnkd.in/eEY47bKJ) is for it to deal in:
➡️ Nuance and experimentation over simplified advice
➡️ Challenging questions over well-trodden topics
➡️ Influence from outside the tech bubble over the echo chamber
➡️ Optimism and humour over pessimism and division
#startup
➡️ Nuance and experimentation over simplified advice
➡️ Challenging questions over well-trodden topics
➡️ Influence from outside the tech bubble over the echo chamber
➡️ Optimism and humour over pessimism and division
#startup
The Rise of 'Strongman' Leadership in Silicon Valley - thewisefounder.beehiiv.com/p/the-wise-f...
NOTE - no tech billionaires were harmed in the writing of this newsletter
#tech #founder #startup #siliconvalley #musk #zuckerberg #bezos
NOTE - no tech billionaires were harmed in the writing of this newsletter
#tech #founder #startup #siliconvalley #musk #zuckerberg #bezos
February 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The Rise of 'Strongman' Leadership in Silicon Valley - thewisefounder.beehiiv.com/p/the-wise-f...
NOTE - no tech billionaires were harmed in the writing of this newsletter
#tech #founder #startup #siliconvalley #musk #zuckerberg #bezos
NOTE - no tech billionaires were harmed in the writing of this newsletter
#tech #founder #startup #siliconvalley #musk #zuckerberg #bezos
The Age of the Full-stack Founder. What AI means for how companies are built - the good, the bad, the ugly
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#startups #tech #founder #coach
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#startups #tech #founder #coach
The Wise Founder #9 - The Age of the Full-stack Founder
The Age of the Full-stack Founder. What AI means for the future of startups and how they're built.
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February 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The Age of the Full-stack Founder. What AI means for how companies are built - the good, the bad, the ugly
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#startups #tech #founder #coach
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#startups #tech #founder #coach
Will AI turn us into 'pancake people'?
Research conducted by Microsoft is already showing the impact on critical thinking.
All this and more discussed in this week's edition of The Wise Founder - subscribe now for free: thewisefounder.beehiiv.com
#ai #startup #founder #coach #foundercoach
Research conducted by Microsoft is already showing the impact on critical thinking.
All this and more discussed in this week's edition of The Wise Founder - subscribe now for free: thewisefounder.beehiiv.com
#ai #startup #founder #coach #foundercoach
February 24, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Will AI turn us into 'pancake people'?
Research conducted by Microsoft is already showing the impact on critical thinking.
All this and more discussed in this week's edition of The Wise Founder - subscribe now for free: thewisefounder.beehiiv.com
#ai #startup #founder #coach #foundercoach
Research conducted by Microsoft is already showing the impact on critical thinking.
All this and more discussed in this week's edition of The Wise Founder - subscribe now for free: thewisefounder.beehiiv.com
#ai #startup #founder #coach #foundercoach