Sebastian Broways

Helping founders
turn good ideas
into great products.

Sebastian Broways

Product strategist and designer who works alongside founders, not just advising, but building with you. 20 years across 200+ brands.

Select clients & companies.

FutureStay Informa Amazon IBM Procter & Gamble Yieldstreet Questex NYSHEX

Apple standards,
bootstrap mentality.

Whether you've raised $10M or you're bootstrapping on nights and weekends, the mentality should be the same: build something excellent, while finding the most efficient path to product-market fit. AI has made this more achievable than ever. The bar for quality is higher, the cost to reach it is lower, and the founders who understand both will win.

20
Years building products
3
Companies founded
200+
Brands worked with

What I can help with.

Product strategy.

What to build first, how to find product-market fit, and when to pivot. How to leverage AI where it's meaningful and avoid the gimmicks.

Design & UX.

Why great design is a competitive advantage, even for bootstrapped startups.

Funding & growth.

Bootstrap or raise? It depends on what you're building, not ideology.

Process & leadership.

Building the right workflows and helping founders level up how they think and make decisions.

"He combines a hands-on attitude with the ability to connect the dots and see the big picture. All of it supercharged by a positive mindset that helps his team members and colleagues succeed."

Sylvain G.
Board Advisor & Angel Investor

Let's build something great.

Whether you need product strategy, design direction, or a hands-on partner who can do the work with you, it starts with a conversation.

Latest writing.

Founder Life May 26, 2026

The real reason founders can't focus.

Founders don't avoid hard things. They avoid friction. And the work they're avoiding is usually the work that matters most.

Founder Life May 19, 2026

Stop trying to fix your team. Fix how you manage them.

Most managers try to reshape people to fit the work. The best managers reshape the work to fit the people. It sounds obvious. Almost nobody does it.

Funding & Growth May 8, 2026

Should you raise money or bootstrap? You're asking the wrong question.

People demonize one side or the other. The real answer depends on what you're building, not ideology.

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