Dec 30, 2025
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3 min read
Lessons & reflections from the year thatās just about gone.
Dec 21, 2025
18 min read
On identity, idle time, work, money, health, relationships, and the cost of getting it wrong.
Dec 18, 2025
7 min read
This week: how founder availability quietly becomes the bottleneck, the GROW Report, and why structure beats responsiveness.
Dec 16, 2025
A simple framework for spotting relationships that compound vs. ones that donāt.
Dec 15, 2025
4 min read
A simple operating system I used to move status updates out of meetings and into a weekly written report.
Dec 11, 2025
9 min read
This week: the hard truth about your calendar, strategy vs. tactics, AI freemium lessons, and one wild founder story.
Dec 5, 2025
8 min read
The early-stage playbook for leading in one of the earliest, highest-leverage chapter of your companyās story.
Dec 4, 2025
This week: the quiet tax on your brain, plus the AI dev-speed illusion, premium-brand lessons, and new hiring options.
Nov 26, 2025
This week: imposter thoughts vs syndrome, the best NSM guide, a legendary Scorsese bromance, and an unreal book rec.
Nov 20, 2025
This week: where your future traffic is actually going, accent modification magic, weird NFL score patterns, and a call for National Service.
Nov 18, 2025
10 min read
Search Is Changing Faster Than Most Companies Realize
Nov 15, 2025
Saturday Special: how to build a 2026 plan that actually ties goals to outcomes.
Nov 13, 2025
This week: breaking down the three kinds of AI bubbles, a smarter way to hire, what to read from a16z, and Justin Maresā founder longevity list.
Nov 11, 2025
11 min read
Imposter thoughts are normal. Imposter syndrome isnāt ā hereās how to break the loop.
Nov 6, 2025
This week: what founders get wrong about efficiency, the best new GPT tricks, and a newsroom run by bots.
Oct 30, 2025
This week: why burnoutās about connection, not capacity, sales insights, & Semaforās strategy
Oct 26, 2025
A personal take on privilege, preparation, and the strange math between luck and leverage
Oct 23, 2025
This week: how service-led founders hit $10M ARR, why AI isnāt a bubble, and my key takeaways from reading Platform Revolution (building leverage through networks).
Oct 19, 2025
Discover how leading platforms leverage network effects, modular design, and governance rules.
Oct 16, 2025
This week: how to make your plan move ā plus AEO hacks, AI fever dreams, and Soraās surge
Oct 9, 2025
This week: how founders plan smarter ā plus Hinkie, Walling, and the 5% rule.
Oct 5, 2025
A $8.5B takedown turned into a founderās playbook youāll actually use
Oct 2, 2025
This week: startup discipline, field notes on long sales cycles, and shopping in ChatGPT
Sep 29, 2025
6 min read
Turning lost deals into entry ramps for bigger wins
Sep 25, 2025
This week: data, distribution, & depth ā Copy.aiās 10M playbook, AIās future, and the shift from audience to community.
