Kyle Westaway
Attorney / Writer
About
Kyle Westaway is a startup attorney. For over 15 years he’s helped early-stage founders scale their companies smarter.
He’s the author of Profit & Purpose: How Social Innovation is Transforming Business for Good and a Contributor at Forbes, where he writes about entrepreneurship. He writes two popular newsletters: Weekend Briefing and Founder Fridays.
Kyle taught for a decade at Harvard Law School and Cornell Law School.
Work
2008 — Now
Managing Partner at Westaway ↗
A founder-friendly startup law firm.
2019 — Now
Contributor at Forbes ↗
Writing about entrepreneurship.
2020 — 2022
Adjunct Professor at Cornell Tech ↗
A course on social ventures.
2013 — 2020
Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School ↗
A course on social entrepreneurship.
2014 — 2014
Author at Profit & Purpose ↗
A book about social entrepreneurship.
Newsletters
2014 — Now
Weekend Briefing ↗
A Saturday morning briefing on innovation and society.
2022 — Now
Founder Fridays ↗
A Friday morning email helping startup founders and operators scale smarter.
2025 — Now
Acquired Briefing ↗
Capturing brilliant insights from the Acquired podcast in a written briefing.
Side Projects
Ongoing
Music ↗
Monthly playlists.
Ongoing
Books ↗
Books I’ve read recently.
Ongoing
Mental Models ↗
Catalog of mental models.
Ongoing
Learning ↗
Courses and conferences.