Lead Writer
Matt Boileau
Matt 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.
Known for tight, no-filler explainers, Matt is the editor who makes hard ideas land soft — and the reporter founders trust to tell them when the popular advice is wrong.
- Beat
- Growth & Product
- Role
- Lead Writer
- Published
- 6 articles
Articles by Matt Boileau
Cofounder Agreement Template: 12 Decisions to Make Before You Build
A practical cofounder agreement guide covering equity, vesting, roles, decision rights, IP, departures, 83(b) elections, and the documents your lawyer should turn those decisions into.
How to Hire Your First Employee: A Founder's Playbook
A founder-first guide to hiring employee number one: when to hire, what role to choose, runway math, scorecards, interviews, compliance, and the first 90 days.
LLC vs. C Corporation for Startups: How to Choose
A founder-first LLC vs. C corporation guide covering fundraising, taxes, equity, QSBS, Delaware costs, conversion timing, and a practical decision tree.
SAFE vs. Convertible Note: A Founder's Guide to the Tradeoffs
A practical, sourced comparison of SAFEs and convertible notes — conversion math, dilution, maturity risk, stacked instruments, and the five questions to answer before you sign.
8 No-Code Tools to Ship Your MVP Without Hiring an Engineer
A ranked, honest rundown of no-code builders for getting a real product in front of users — what each is genuinely good at, and where it breaks.
Validate Before You Build: A Solo Founder's Playbook
Five cheap experiments that tell you whether an idea has legs, before you write a line of code.