In today’s Foyer Feature, let’s welcome Sonia and Blake from Kernal, the community platform to connect founders, investors and startup ideas. 15,000+ members, 1,500+ startup ideas, they are doing an amazing work in helping creators and builders find success with their project journeys.
Sonia, Blake, and Aishwarya sit down to discuss everything around what makes it interesting for creative folks who look out to building amazing stuff—from no-code tools to helpful communities and resources, the internet is full of inspiration and guidance to step forward and get better at our craft. They also talk about the challenges in running a startup, building sustainable communities, and working towards helping founders in their projects.
Check out - https://kern.al/ideas
What we discuss:
00:00 Introduction to Kernal and guests
01:20 Inception of Kernal as a startup - how did the platform come in?
02:39 Napkin math of Kernal's founders and how they planned the strategy
04:40 Why Kernal's philosophy is rooted to supporting ideas
05:52 How's Kernal different from Twitter, Product Hunt
06:43 Why it's important for creators to share ideas in public
09:45 How to stay focused on the progress of what you're building
11:17 Validation of ideas from the community around
13:13 What's the biggest hesitation of today's founders?
15:01 Interesting observations from what excites creators today
16:57 Using the community support to grow ideas
19:07 What's challenging about processing customer feedback
20:46 How they bring in global mentors on the platform
24:34 What's the future for builders looking like
26:34 MVPs and creator tools are more accessible
28:54 How being scrappy really helps when building on ideas
30:25 How startups can boost their brand with ambassadors
34:04 Using ambassadors as early beta testers
35:43 What's in store for Kernal, creator community, and builders
37:48 How builders across the globe connect and support each other