Why I started Founders Couch, and where I hope it will go

We welcome Faisal Younus to the couch! Faisal is a recent Harvard dropout who studied Applied Math and Computer Science. Hailing from Long Island, New York, he is the cofounder of Athlane (https://www.athlane.com/), a YC-backed company from the Summer ’19 cohort that is looking to be the connective…

Today, we welcome Chukwunonso Arinze! Chukwunonso (aka Chooki) is a current PhD student at UChicago studying Physics. Hailing from Nigeria, he is the cofounder of Kaoshi (https://kaoshi.network/), a fintech company creating technologies that enable banks to provide financial services to their citiz…

How did Protect3d come to be? And how does Tim approach selling to customers that might be less likely to adopt new tech?  Tim is a recent Duke grad who studied Mechanical Engineering. Hailing from Dallas, TX, he is the cofounder and CTO of Protect3d (https://www.protect3dpads.com/), a startu…

How did a high school football star turn into a startup entrepreneur? And how did he go about raising funding with respect to his product timeline? Today, we welcome Robbie Felton on the couch! Robbie is a recent Brown student, on a leave of absence, who studied Public Health. Hailing from Ann Arb…