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The 3R Framework: Downsells for Long Sales Cycles
Turning lost deals into entry ramps for bigger wins
Sep 29, 2025
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6 min read
New Moats for Founders — Plus: Copy.ai’s 10M Users, AI’s Next Wave, and Audience → Community
This week: data, distribution, & depth — Copy.ai’s 10M playbook, AI’s future, and the shift from audience to community.
Sep 25, 2025
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7 min read
Where AI Actually Works — Plus: 5 Founder Qs & Nerd Sniping
This week: AI’s real ROI, a paranoid CEO, OpenAI reflections, and a wild Gemini shortcut
Sep 18, 2025
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7 min read
Top 5 Founder Questions I Answered This Week
Five founder dilemmas, five fast takes — from sales pressure to product validation.
Sep 12, 2025
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5 min read
Reading Powell’s Tea Leaves — Plus: Bourdain, Clegg, & $100M AI
Scenario planning for rate cuts, why chef bios beat biz books, and the $100M AI startup piggybacking off BigLaw
Sep 11, 2025
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7 min read
11 Chef Bios That Belong on Every Founder’s Shelf
Chaos, pressure, and reinvention — chef bios are the ultimate startup survival guides
Sep 10, 2025
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8 min read
Renting Labor vs. Building Loyalty — Plus: Architects of Growth, Pricing Swipe Files & Pod Paywalls
This week: loyalty that actually compounds, why real leaders don’t freak out under pressure, and the new role coined by Sean Ellis.
Sep 4, 2025
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8 min read
Price Will Dictate Product — Plus: Top Pods, Air Jordans, And a Storytelling Blueprint
This week: pricing mistakes that kill products, 90s throwbacks, & storytelling.
Aug 28, 2025
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6 min read
The Best Communities Run Themselves — Plus: Koji, Bill Gurley, & a Monte Carlo Reboot
This week: designing member-led value, Bill Gurley on staying private, retirement planning myths, and the secret to Tokyo-level steak.
Aug 21, 2025
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6 min read
The Narrow Path Wins — Plus: Morgan Housel, a Tactical Grid, and the Man on the Bus
This week: how to build a community that actually works — plus tactical clarity, long games, and long-lost voices.
Aug 14, 2025
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7 min read
When Google Got Rejected — Plus: AI Ops at Shopify & Bros Getting Lonely
If you’re not building for your customer, you’re building an obituary. Just ask Excite.
Aug 7, 2025
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7 min read
No New Friends (Just the Real Ones)
I wasn’t lonely, but I saw it coming. Here’s how I stopped waiting & started reconnecting.
Aug 5, 2025
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7 min read
The Tactical Grid That Turned a Hard No Into a Better Yes
How I Used a Weird YouTube Framework to Make a Tough Decision
Aug 4, 2025
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6 min read
Let Customers Close the Deal — Plus: Pay-Per-Crawl & Dimon Droppin’ Gems
You can’t always control the narrative, but you can sure as hell try. Especially when your customers are doing the talking.
Jul 31, 2025
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7 min read
Make it Real, Or Don’t Make it At All
Founders and creators: people can smell the BS. Don’t mail it in.
Jul 26, 2025
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8 min read
