Founders building in public · founders-to-follow (LinkedIn graphic)
The best SaaS companies in 2026 grow through a founder-led approach.
Here are the top 21 founders building in public to learn from:
Adam Robinson - public experiments, revenue, outbound, pricing, waitlists Frank Sondors - cold email, deliverability, signals, partner GTM Guillaume Moubeche - founder-led sales tech, bootstrapping, lemlist brand Alina Vandenberghe - founder voice, culture, community, human AI Nathan Barry - creator economy, audience, monetization, compounding assets Anton Osika - AI product velocity, agents, Europe, shipping Clément Delangue - open source AI, local models, platform narrative Arthur Mensch - AI sovereignty, open models, enterprise control, Europe Victor Riparbelli - video AI, product proof, avatars, responsible AI Jaspar Carmichael-Jack - AI BDRs, category provocation, PLG, intent Benjamin Douablin - enrichment, GTM data, SDR incentives, sales discipline Will Allred - cold email, buyer psychology, personalization, anti-spam Austin Hughes - GTM engineering, intent signals, outbound agents, SDRs Max Greenwald - build in public, ARR, intent data, acquisition Krish Ramineni - AI workflows, meetings, recruiting, privacy, trust Dharmesh Shah - public tinkering, simple tools, community, HubSpot Hanno Renner - HR AI, regulation, leadership, MCP, change Bernat Farrero - workforce ops, AI repositioning, fundraising, scale Maik Taro Wehmeyer - financial services AI, trust, benchmarks, focus Peep Laja - positioning, buyer research, differentiation, SaaS markets Andrew Gazdecki - bootstrapping, exits, M&A, profitable optionality
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