Founder
noun
A person who started a company, organization, etc.
He is the founder of a major software company.
verb
To fail utterly, sink, or collapse.
The project foundered because of lack of financing.
noun
A person who melts and shapes metal in a mold.
The founder is working on a new cast-iron design.
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Technical
verb
To stumble, trip or fall.
He foundered over the uneven pavement.
noun
A disease in horses in which the foot swells.
The horse wasn’t able to run because it had founder.
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Medical
noun
A tool for enlarging holes.
A founder is a helpful tool for a mechanic.
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Technical
noun
A person who started a company, organization, etc.
He is the founder of a major software company.
verb
To fail utterly, sink, or collapse.
The project foundered because of lack of financing.
noun
A person who melts and shapes metal in a mold.
The founder is working on a new cast-iron design.
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To stumble, trip or fall.
He foundered over the uneven pavement.
noun
A disease in horses in which the foot swells.
The horse wasn’t able to run because it had founder.
Usage tips
Medical
noun
A tool for enlarging holes.
A founder is a helpful tool for a mechanic.
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Startup Associations
Use 'founder' when referring to someone who's started a new venture or business.
Sara Blakely is the founder of Spanx.
Pro Tip 2/3Inspirational Contexts
'Founder' can imply innovation and is often positive, associated with success stories.
The founders of this charity have helped thousands.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Mix-up
Don't confuse 'founder' with 'co-founder'; 'co-founder' specifically indicates a joint effort.
The Wright brothers were co-founders of an early aviation company.
Pro Tip 1/3Startup Associations
Use 'founder' when referring to someone who's started a new venture or business.
Sara Blakely is the founder of Spanx.
Pro Tip 2/3Inspirational Contexts
'Founder' can imply innovation and is often positive, associated with success stories.
The founders of this charity have helped thousands.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Mix-up
Don't confuse 'founder' with 'co-founder'; 'co-founder' specifically indicates a joint effort.
The Wright brothers were co-founders of an early aviation company.
Pro Tip 1/3Startup Associations
Use 'founder' when referring to someone who's started a new venture or business.
Sara Blakely is the founder of Spanx.
Pro Tip 2/3Inspirational Contexts
'Founder' can imply innovation and is often positive, associated with success stories.
The founders of this charity have helped thousands.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Mix-up
Don't confuse 'founder' with 'co-founder'; 'co-founder' specifically indicates a joint effort.
The Wright brothers were co-founders of an early aviation company.
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How to create a great...
first select what type of name you want there are seven different categories of names and pretty much every brand in the world falls within one of these seven categories eponymous names like disney and burberry work by embodying the vision and beliefs of their founders these names are okay if you're feeling lazy or just have a big ego
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How not to be ignorant...
He's cofounder and director, and he wanted, Ola told me we have to be more systematic when we fight devastating ignorance. So already the pilots reveal this, that so many in the public score worse than random, so we have to think about preconceived ideas, and one of the main preconceived ideas is about world income distribution.
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Watch the Total Solar...
I'm an observational astrophysicist and a lover of the night sky I'm so excited about what's gonna happen fall back to fishy I'm a night sky photographer working with National Geographic and the founder of the world at night program so the whole life I was involved with night sky and a fan of astronomy so it's almost like we're
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Adam Garone: Healthier...
the four founders, well, we would've been broke, we would've been homeless, sitting on the street with mustaches. But we thought, you know what, if that's the worst thing that happens, so what? We're going to have a lot of fun doing it, and it taught us the importance of taking risks and really smart risks.
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Who is Alexander von...
between living things and the places in which they lived, called habitats. They did not appreciate the role of the environment on the diversity of life. Humboldt discovered and understood the importance of these connections. Because of this, he is considered the founder of biogeography.
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How to spot a pyramid...
where members make money by recruiting more people to buy in. Typically, the founder solicits an initial group of people to buy in and promote the scheme. They are then encouraged to recruit others and promised part of the money those people invest, while the founder also takes a share.
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How we take back the...
we need to do to keep the Internet safe, not just for us but for everyone, we're going to lose that, and that would be a tremendous loss, not just for us, but for the world. Well, I have heard similar language recently from the founder of the world wide web,
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Plato’s best (and worst)...
But even one of the founders of philosophy wasn't perfect. Along with his great ideas, Plato had a few that haven't exactly stood the test of time. So here are brief rundowns of a few of his best and worst ideas. Plato argued that beyond our imperfect world
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China: Consumerism and...
so easy to forget that in living memory this country was so has suffered family yeah but at a very very beginning you have to have money to buy food to buy a house but later on you need to founder what really means important to you
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The rise and fall of...
Each city was dedicated to a patron deity, considered the city’s founder. The largest and most important building in the city was this patron god’s the ziggurat, a temple designed as a stepped pyramid.
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How to create a great...
first select what type of name you want there are seven different categories of names and pretty much every brand in the world falls within one of these seven categories eponymous names like disney and burberry work by embodying the vision and beliefs of their founders these names are okay if you're feeling lazy or just have a big ego
Video examples
How not to be ignorant...
He's cofounder and director, and he wanted, Ola told me we have to be more systematic when we fight devastating ignorance. So already the pilots reveal this, that so many in the public score worse than random, so we have to think about preconceived ideas, and one of the main preconceived ideas is about world income distribution.
Video examples
Watch the Total Solar...
I'm an observational astrophysicist and a lover of the night sky I'm so excited about what's gonna happen fall back to fishy I'm a night sky photographer working with National Geographic and the founder of the world at night program so the whole life I was involved with night sky and a fan of astronomy so it's almost like we're
Video examples
Adam Garone: Healthier...
the four founders, well, we would've been broke, we would've been homeless, sitting on the street with mustaches. But we thought, you know what, if that's the worst thing that happens, so what? We're going to have a lot of fun doing it, and it taught us the importance of taking risks and really smart risks.
Video examples
Who is Alexander von...
between living things and the places in which they lived, called habitats. They did not appreciate the role of the environment on the diversity of life. Humboldt discovered and understood the importance of these connections. Because of this, he is considered the founder of biogeography.
Video examples
How to spot a pyramid...
where members make money by recruiting more people to buy in. Typically, the founder solicits an initial group of people to buy in and promote the scheme. They are then encouraged to recruit others and promised part of the money those people invest, while the founder also takes a share.
Video examples
How we take back the...
we need to do to keep the Internet safe, not just for us but for everyone, we're going to lose that, and that would be a tremendous loss, not just for us, but for the world. Well, I have heard similar language recently from the founder of the world wide web,
Video examples
Plato’s best (and worst)...
But even one of the founders of philosophy wasn't perfect. Along with his great ideas, Plato had a few that haven't exactly stood the test of time. So here are brief rundowns of a few of his best and worst ideas. Plato argued that beyond our imperfect world
Video examples
China: Consumerism and...
so easy to forget that in living memory this country was so has suffered family yeah but at a very very beginning you have to have money to buy food to buy a house but later on you need to founder what really means important to you
Video examples
The rise and fall of...
Each city was dedicated to a patron deity, considered the city’s founder. The largest and most important building in the city was this patron god’s the ziggurat, a temple designed as a stepped pyramid.
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Zephyr Teachout
American Lawyer
One of the things that is so important, critical I think, in reading not just the founders but thousands of years as you put it, that discussion about corruption, is that you can't talk about the problem of corruption without talking about human nature.
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Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
I feel that the best companies are started not because the founder wanted a company but because the founder wanted to change the world... If you decide you want to found a company, you maybe start to develop your first idea. And hire lots of workers.
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Justin Caldbeck
The fact is, I have always enjoyed respectful relationships with female founders, business partners, and investors.
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Jennifer Hyman
American Businesswoman
As a female founder and CEO, it is important to me to support other women as they build their businesses.
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Julia Hartz
American Businesswoman
It's important for founders to think about how they would build their company from scratch - again.
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Guy Kawasaki
American Businessman
Great companies start because the founders want to change the world... not make a fast buck.
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Sam Altman
American Businessman
Cofounder relationships are among the most important in the entire company.
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Adam Weishaupt
German Clergyman
I am proud to be known to the world as the founder of the Illuminati.
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Taavet Hinrikus
Estonian
I get a kick out of helping the next generation of founders.
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Ron Paul
American Politician
Our country's founders cherished liberty, not democracy.
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Zephyr Teachout
American Lawyer
One of the things that is so important, critical I think, in reading not just the founders but thousands of years as you put it, that discussion about corruption, is that you can't talk about the problem of corruption without talking about human nature.
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Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
I feel that the best companies are started not because the founder wanted a company but because the founder wanted to change the world... If you decide you want to found a company, you maybe start to develop your first idea. And hire lots of workers.
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Justin Caldbeck
The fact is, I have always enjoyed respectful relationships with female founders, business partners, and investors.
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Jennifer Hyman
American Businesswoman
As a female founder and CEO, it is important to me to support other women as they build their businesses.
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Julia Hartz
American Businesswoman
It's important for founders to think about how they would build their company from scratch - again.
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Guy Kawasaki
American Businessman
Great companies start because the founders want to change the world... not make a fast buck.
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Sam Altman
American Businessman
Cofounder relationships are among the most important in the entire company.
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Adam Weishaupt
German Clergyman
I am proud to be known to the world as the founder of the Illuminati.
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Taavet Hinrikus
Estonian
I get a kick out of helping the next generation of founders.
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Ron Paul
American Politician
Our country's founders cherished liberty, not democracy.
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