For AI founders · US · Canada · Australia
Company setup, costs, tools and fundraising for founders in the US, Canada and Australia. Every fee is sourced and every price is dated. Written founder to founder by Saksham Dogra.
Canva launched from Sydney in 2013 to almost no one. By the end of 2025 it had 265 million monthly users and $4 billion in ARR. Here is what actually moved the curve, in the founders' own words.
Nov 3, 2026 · 7 min read
Cursor went from four MIT students to a $60 billion all-stock sale in about four years. Here is what actually drove it, dated and sourced, plus the parts most founders should not copy.
Nov 3, 2026 · 8 min read
The state filing is the easy part. Here's the full order of work for a non-resident owner, with a checklist you can tick off and a consent you can sign.
Nov 2, 2026 · 10 min read
Most dead production webhooks come down to one of nine causes, and the error body n8n sends back usually tells you which one.
Nov 2, 2026 · 6 min read
A generic single-member agreement covers the basics. This one adds the four clauses a founder living in Canada, Australia or anywhere else actually needs, plus a filled sample you can compare against.
Nov 2, 2026 · 9 min read
Paying a developer in Toronto or Sydney? You usually file no 1099 at all. Get the right W-8 on file, and know the cases where the rules flip.
Oct 31, 2026 · 9 min read
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The state filing is the easy part. Here's the full order of work for a non-resident owner, with a checklist you can tick off and a consent you can sign.
Nov 2, 2026 · 10 min read
A generic single-member agreement covers the basics. This one adds the four clauses a founder living in Canada, Australia or anywhere else actually needs, plus a filled sample you can compare against.
Nov 2, 2026 · 9 min read
Paying a developer in Toronto or Sydney? You usually file no 1099 at all. Get the right W-8 on file, and know the cases where the rules flip.
Oct 31, 2026 · 9 min read
Forming in Delaware or Wyoming does not keep you out of California's tax. Manage the LLC from California, or sell enough there, and it owes $800 a year.
Oct 31, 2026 · 9 min read
Most dead production webhooks come down to one of nine causes, and the error body n8n sends back usually tells you which one.
Nov 2, 2026 · 6 min read
Every n8n agent run has two bills, and which one matters depends on the model: $0.85 vs $17 per 1,000 turns between a small and a frontier model.
Oct 29, 2026 · 9 min read
Meta now bills WhatsApp service replies after 1,000 free a month per number. 500 conversations a month runs about $57 on n8n Cloud Pro, or about $16 self-hosted.
Oct 29, 2026 · 8 min read
Catch, enrich, score, log and alert in one n8n flow that counts as one execution per lead. Copy the JSON, then check consent rules before you email anyone.
Oct 28, 2026 · 10 min read
Gemini is no longer a paid add-on. The real decision is the tier: Starter gets Gemini in Gmail and Vids, and Standard at $14 adds Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive, Meet and Chat.
Oct 31, 2026 · 9 min read
The platform fee on the pricing page is one of five bills. Count speech-to-text, the LLM, the voice and the phone line, and most agents land at $0.09 to $0.21 a minute.
Oct 28, 2026 · 9 min read
All three start around $20 a month, but what that $20 buys is very different. If you code with an agent all day, a flat plan beats an API key.
Oct 28, 2026 · 9 min read
Cursor's subscription no longer includes Claude or GPT usage. Premium at $30 is still the plan most developers need, and if Claude or GPT is all you want, their own $20 plans cost less.
Oct 28, 2026 · 8 min read
A Toronto or Sydney startup billing a US company normally charges 0% GST. You still may have to register, and you still claim back the GST you pay. Here is where the rule breaks.
Oct 31, 2026 · 7 min read
TN is the easiest US work status a Canadian can get, and the worst one for a founder. The rule is one sentence in the federal regulations. Here is what it means for your startup.
Oct 31, 2026 · 6 min read
The on-time deadline is Monday night Pacific. Here is the time in Toronto and Sydney, what YC's 7% plus uncapped MFN SAFE costs you, and whether you need a US parent.
Oct 31, 2026 · 9 min read
Self-funded and profitable? An LLC is taxed once and costs less. Raising venture money or granting real equity? Form the Delaware C-corp.
Oct 28, 2026 · 8 min read
Canva launched from Sydney in 2013 to almost no one. By the end of 2025 it had 265 million monthly users and $4 billion in ARR. Here is what actually moved the curve, in the founders' own words.
Nov 3, 2026 · 7 min read
Cursor went from four MIT students to a $60 billion all-stock sale in about four years. Here is what actually drove it, dated and sourced, plus the parts most founders should not copy.
Nov 3, 2026 · 8 min read