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Seungmin Hong: The Simantic Co-Founder Rebuilding Hardware R&D | Kelvorn Magazine

Meet Seungmin Hong, co-founder of Simantic (YC F26) the startup letting engineers simulate and validate hardware before building a single prototype.

What Is a SAFE Note and How Does It Affect Your Cap Table

A clear breakdown of how SAFE notes work, the difference between pre-money and post-money SAFEs, and exactly how they dilute your cap table, with a worked example and 2026 benchmark data.

Inside Sarla Aviation: Adrian Schmidt on building India's first eVTOL | Kelvorn Magazine

A German designer, a Fulbright dropout, and the eVTOL that just got IndiGo as a shareholder

Kaya Celebi Is Building the AI Layer the Pentagon Never Had | Kelvorn Magazine

He left Wall Street to fix the part of defense contracting nobody talks about. Y Combinator just backed him to do it.

Charles Packer Is Building What Every AI Is Missing | Kelvorn Magazine

Every AI you've ever used forgets you the moment you close the tab. Charles Packer decided that was unacceptable.

You Don't Have a Product Problem. You Have a Positioning Problem.

The Positioning Mistakes Killing Pre-Seed Startups Before They Get a Real Chance

Every Startup Dies Twice -- Once From Bad Ideas, Once From Bad Operations

Operations won't make your pitch deck. It will, however, determine whether your company survives long enough to need one.

Prashant X: The Founder India Didn't See Coming | Kelvorn Magazine

On December 27, 2022, 98 investors said nothing. Today, 5,000 users are saying everything.