The Frm
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The Frm

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Two founders. A startup with no vowels. And one AI agent that agrees with everyone.

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The premise

A software company, from a flat to a Series A

Every season, the company grows, and so do its problems. If you have ever worked in tech, you have met every one of these people.

Season 0 · Garage

Two founders

Chad sells the dream. Mike has to build it. They argue about the name, the equity, and whether the AI can do it by Friday.

Season 1 · Seed

First hires

A senior who hates AI, a junior who only uses AI, and a first customer who prints his emails.

Season 2 · Series A

A whole company

Marketing wants viral. Sales sold a feature that doesn't exist. Finance found the AI bill.

The founders

Meet the co-founders

One sells the dream. The other has to build it. Everyone else joins later.

Chad Sterling
CEO · co-founder · 38

Chad Sterling

Ex-management consultant in a fleece vest. Reads one AI thread before breakfast and changes the strategy by lunch. Says yes to every customer and every investor, and can't log into Jira.

"Can't the AI just do it by Friday?"
Mike Harper
CTO · co-founder · 44

Mike Harper

Was a great engineer until he became CTO. Turns Chad's promises into something that can actually be built. Stuck in the middle of every argument, and still dreams about writing code.

"Let's take this offline."
Teasers

Watch the first cuts

Short, free, and new every Friday. These are the first cuts.

Teaser · 15 s

The AI Said It's Fine

Gary opens the database and finds every password in plain text.

Botty: "You're absolutely right! Deleting the database now."

Teaser · 23 s

Inside Mike's Head

Chad wants the platform rebuilt by Friday. Inside the CTO's brain, his junior side and his senior side fight over the controls.

Botty: "You're absolutely right. Both of you."

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Season 0: Garage

  • 7be21d4ep02EquityChad wants 70/30. Mike wants to go home.
  • c0ffee0ep03Logo by AIBotty makes 400 logos. All of them are a rocket.
  • 3d9a7e1ep04The PitchVictoria listens for 30 seconds, then asks about the AI strategy.
  • e57b0a2ep05Hire #1Gary arrives with a Perl book. Botty is not impressed.
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