Two founders. One big question. No scripted interview.
We10x pairs entrepreneurs with complementary experience for candid conversations about building companies, acquisitions, AI agents, new business models and the decisions founders actually face.
This season's questions
Choose the question you have first-hand experience of. We pair you with a founder who sees it differently.
How Much Company Can One Founder Build with AI Agents?
Solo founders now run sales, support and engineering with agents. Where does that stop working?
See the conversation →Does Building an AI Startup Still Require San Francisco?
Talent, capital and customers concentrate in the Bay Area again. Is moving there still the price of winning?
See the conversation →When AI Agents Do the Work, What Are Customers Actually Paying For?
Seats, usage or outcomes? Agents break the old pricing models, and founders are rewriting them in real time.
See the conversation →Coming next
- If Everyone Can Build Software, What Makes a Startup Defensible?
- Would You Rather Start an AI Company or Buy a Business and Make It AI-Native?
The format
Two participants, one question
You are matched with a peer around a question you have both lived.
A clear pairing proposal
We tell you who, why, and the question. Both of you agree before anything is scheduled.
About 30 minutes
Recorded remotely at a time that suits you both.
Peers, not a host
You talk with each other. No interviewer, no script.
Shared with your consent
Recorded for possible publication and distribution, only with both participants' consent.
Media partners
Selected conversations can also be featured by AI Time Journal and AI Frontier Network.
How it works
- Apply
Pick a question and tell us about your experience. About four minutes.
- Get a pairing proposal
We propose a counterpart and the question. You both say yes first.
- Have the conversation
Thirty minutes, remote, between two peers.
- Share it
With both participants' consent, the conversation is published and can be featured by our media partners.
Media partners
We10x is producing its first founder conversations with AI Time Journal and AI Frontier Network as media partners. Selected conversations can also be featured in both publications.
Questions
Who can apply?
Founders, entrepreneurs, operators and investors with first-hand experience of the question they want to discuss. Every application is read by a person.
How are participants paired?
We look for two people whose experience complements each other on the same question, for example a founder who built with a tiny team and one who scaled a large one. We send you a short proposal explaining the pairing.
Do I have to agree to the pairing?
Yes. Nothing is scheduled until both participants accept the proposal. You can decline without giving a reason.
How long is a conversation, and where does it happen?
About 30 minutes, recorded remotely at a time that suits both of you.
Is there a host?
No. The two participants talk with each other. We prepare the question and a few prompts, and keep the conversation on time.
Will my conversation be published?
Conversations are recorded for possible publication. Nothing is published without the consent of both participants, and not every conversation is published.
What does it mean that AI Time Journal and AI Frontier Network are media partners?
We10x is producing its first founder conversations with them. Selected conversations can also be featured in AI Time Journal and AI Frontier Network, subject to each publication's editorial decisions. Not every conversation is featured by either.
Does it cost anything?
No. There is no fee to apply or to take part.
What if I am interested in a private conversation instead?
Private introductions are a separate pathway with their own application. They are never recorded or published.
What happens to my application details?
We use them to review your application and propose a pairing. We do not share your details with anyone without asking you first.
Apply for a founder conversation
About four minutes. Choose your question in the form and tell us about your experience. Every application is read by a person.
Apply to take partLooking for a private introduction instead? Private conversations