founder.mood

How our anonymity works for founders

Elsewhere, “anonymous” still means a handle with a history. Here, there are no profiles, no follows, fresh alias every post and thread—so nothing connects back to you. Post your founder journey—the hard and the quiet parts—without reputation accumulating.

Anti-Graph Architecture

No profiles to browse, no follows to map, no "more from this person."

Unlinkable by design

Fresh alias every post and per comment thread. We never link posts together.

Post-first

Write and publish without an account. Create one later if you want your private timeline.

No plain-text emails

Login uses a non-reversible HMAC tag—nothing to decode back.

Email → one-way HMAC tag → login (no reverse path)

Receipts, not vibes

Trust through verifiable architecture, not just promises

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Email Input

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Password

Processing

HMAC + bcrypt

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Rotation

Fresh identities

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Anonymous Name

"Thoughtful Phoenix"

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Secure Login

No plain text

No plain-text emails

Login uses a non-reversible HMAC tag

Passwords — bcrypt only

Passwords hashed with bcrypt

Privacy-preserving rate limits

No durable IP logs

No public histories

No profile pages to browse

Optional AI scrub

Remove names/places; keep your tone

Hard delete

One click to wipe your account

🔄 How Anonymous Identities Work

Account Creation

When you sign up, you get a random name like "Thoughtful Phoenix"

Posting

Each post gets a completely new identity—no connection to your account name

Commenting

Each comment thread uses a different identity specific to that conversation

Protection

No one can link your posts together across content

We've engineered true anonymity—not just hidden your name, but removed the entire concept of identity connection.

Different on purpose

How this isn't LinkedIn, Reddit, or X

Traditional Platforms

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Profiles & follows

They use follower graphs and connections

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History & reputation

They build permanent, linkable histories

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Onboarding

They require signup before you can participate

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Targeting & retention

They run ad graphs and engagement nudges

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Erasure

Deleting is often complicated and incomplete

Founder.mood

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No social graph

We don't have profiles or follower networks

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Unlinkable by design

We prevent reputation accumulation

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Post-first approach

We're post-first, signup-optional

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No outreach

We can't email you—we don't have your address

One-click vanish

We offer instant, complete account deletion

Built for a different purpose

Founders juggle investors, boards, press, customers, and team optics—we remove the identity trail so you can be honest.

While other platforms optimize for engagement and growth, we're designed for safety and authenticity. We're not better—we're different by design, serving a need that other platforms can't.

Anonymous by design. Here's how.

We've built a different kind of platform—one that protects your identity by architecture, not just promises.

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We removed the graph

No profiles, no follows, no "see more from this person." There's nothing to connect because we've eliminated the social graph entirely. Traditional platforms are built around connections—we're built around moments.

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Fresh aliases

Per post:

A new random name every time you publish. "Thoughtful Phoenix" today, "Quiet River" tomorrow.

Per thread:

Comments get a stable alias within a thread—but not across threads. Your discussion identity is contained to each conversation.

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Post first

You can publish without an account. Create one only if you want your private timeline. We respect that sometimes you need to share now, not after filling out forms.

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No plain-text emails

We don't store your email in plain text. We store a non-reversible cryptographic tag (HMAC) so you can log in—there's nothing to decode back. Even if our database was compromised, your email would remain secure.

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Abuse control without tracking

We use rotating, privacy-preserving rate-limits instead of durable IP logs. We prevent abuse without creating permanent records of your activity.

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Hard delete

One click to wipe your account. Your posts remain for the community—but are permanently detached from any identity. We don't believe in half-measures when it comes to your privacy.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you email me?

No. We don't keep your plain email. We can't send newsletters, notifications, or reminders because we literally don't know how to contact you.

Can anyone view my history?

No public profiles. Only you can see your own timeline. To everyone else, each of your posts exists in complete isolation with no connection to your other content.

What if I accidentally type a real name?

Turn on AI scrub to automatically remove names, places, and other identifiable information while keeping your writing tone and message intact.

What happens if I forget my password?

We can't recover your account because we don't know who you are. You'll need to create a new account—this is by design to ensure we never have access to your identity.

This isn't anonymous mode—it's a fundamentally different architecture designed from the ground up to protect your identity while allowing authentic connection.

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