Operators-turned-journalists. Every byline is a person who has shipped the thing they write about — here's who they are and what they cover.
Lead writers
Kyle Schlosser is the founder and lead writer of Perl Archive, where he covers startup finance, operations, and the unglamorous mechanics of building a company that lasts. Before turning to writing full-time, he spent two decades founding and operating software companies across four markets.
3 articles → Lead WriterMatt Boileau is a lead writer at Perl Archive, focused on growth, product, and the craft of turning dense operator knowledge into playbooks founders can actually run. He came up running growth teams at consumer and marketplace startups before moving into journalism.
2 articles →Contributing writers
John Goddard is a contributing writer at Perl Archive covering startup finance, spend management, and fundraising math. A three-time founder with two exits behind him, he writes about the numbers most founders learn the hard way.
2 articles → Product & BuildingDana Okafor is a contributing writer at Perl Archive covering product discovery, MVP scoping, and the discipline of shipping. A former Head of Product and two-time founder, she reports on how great products actually get out the door.
1 article → Team & HiringPriya Nair is a contributing writer at Perl Archive covering hiring, org design, and building engineering teams that scale. She led engineering at high-growth startups and built distributed teams across three time zones.
1 article → Growth & MarketingMarcus Feld is a contributing writer at Perl Archive covering acquisition, retention, and content-led growth. He ran growth at a marketplace startup through its scaling years before turning to writing about it.
3 articles → FundraisingSofia Bergman is a contributing writer at Perl Archive covering fundraising, pricing, and startup finance. A fractional CFO and active angel investor, she has sat on both sides of the term sheet.
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