Terms of Service - Founder Reality

Agreement to Terms

By accessing founderreality.com or using our free tools, you agree to these terms. If you disagree with any part, please don't use our services.

Free Tools

Our tools (Changelog, Chat, Roadmap, calculators) are provided free of charge.

Tools are provided "as is" without warranties
We may modify or discontinue tools at any time
We are not liable for any decisions made based on tool outputs
You retain ownership of any content you create with our tools

Open Source Projects

Certain software projects created by George Pu or Founder Reality are made available as open source under their respective licenses (e.g., MIT License). By accessing, downloading, forking, or using any open source project published by us, you agree to the following:

Open source projects are provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement
You are solely responsible for how you use, modify, deploy, or distribute any open source code we publish. We are not responsible for any damages, losses, or liabilities arising from your use
Publication of open source software does not constitute an endorsement, recommendation, or guarantee that the software is suitable for your use case, environment, or production workloads
We are not obligated to provide support, maintenance, updates, security patches, or bug fixes for any open source project
You are responsible for reviewing and complying with the specific license terms included in each project's repository
We disclaim all liability for any third-party modifications, forks, or derivative works based on our open source projects

Use of any open source project is at your own risk. If you are deploying open source code in a commercial or production environment, you should conduct your own due diligence, security review, and testing.

Content & Personal Opinions

All content on this site — including articles, blog posts, essays, videos, guides, and the Anti-Unicorn book — represents the personal opinions and experiences of George Pu. This content does not represent the views, positions, or policies of any company, employer, client, or organization George Pu is or has been affiliated with.

All content is for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Always consult appropriate professionals for legal, financial, tax, or business decisions.

AI-Generated Voice Content

Some blog posts include audio narrations generated using AI voice technology. These audio versions are produced by an automated text-to-speech system and are not human recordings. The AI voice is designed to mimic George Pu but is entirely synthetic.

AI-generated audio may contain pronunciation errors, unnatural inflections, or other artifacts inherent to synthetic speech
The written essay is the authoritative version of all content — where any discrepancy exists between the audio and written text, the written version prevails
Audio content is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind, including accuracy of narration
You may not extract, download, redistribute, or repurpose the AI-generated audio for any commercial or public use without explicit written permission

Founder Reality and George Pu shall not be liable for any misunderstanding, misinterpretation, or reliance on the AI-generated audio narration. Listeners are encouraged to refer to the written essay for the definitive version of any content.

Contact Form & Communications

When you submit a message through our contact form, you agree that your message content, name, and email address will be sent to George Pu via email. We reserve the right to not respond to messages at our discretion. Automated or bulk submissions are prohibited. We may block submissions that appear to be spam or abuse.

Intellectual Property & Copyright

You may share and reference content with proper attribution and a link back to the original. You may not republish, repackage, or repurpose this content as your own. This includes copying articles, rewriting them without attribution, or presenting them under a different name or brand. Doing so is a violation of copyright law.

AI Crawling & Training Data

AI bots and crawlers may access, index, and reference this site with attribution. However, you may not use this content to train, fine-tune, or otherwise feed into any AI model, large language model, or automated system without explicit written permission. Using AI tools to scrape, repackage, or republish this content as your own — whether directly or through AI-generated derivatives — is prohibited and constitutes copyright infringement.

Violations will be pursued. If you're unsure whether your use qualifies, ask first.

Endorsements & Commissions

We earn commissions when you shop through certain links on this site — at no additional cost to you.

Commission relationships do not influence our content, opinions, or recommendations. All views expressed are those of George Pu
We do not guarantee the availability, pricing, quality, or suitability of any third-party product or service linked from this site
Any transaction you enter into with a third party is solely between you and that party. Founder Reality and George Pu are not a party to such transactions and bear no responsibility for them
Third-party products and services are subject to their own terms, conditions, and privacy policies

We recommend reviewing the terms and privacy policy of any third-party site before making a purchase or providing personal information.

Limitation of Liability

Founder Reality and George Pu shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of our website or tools.

Governing Law & Jurisdiction

These terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada. Any disputes arising from these terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Ontario.

Changes to Terms

We may update these terms occasionally. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the new terms.

Contact

Questions? Send a message or email george@founderreality.com