Nobody Gets Rich Clocking Out at Five
Over 16,000 employees cashed out startup equity last year. Almost none of them were doing it from a cubicle they'd settled for.
Raising Pre-Seed and Seed Funding: A Founder’s Practical Guide (2026 Edition)
Understand the key differences between pre-seed and seed funding; amounts, valuations, traction needed, and what investors expect in 2026.
Stop borrowing other people’s answers
First principles thinking is the discipline of going back to what is actually true before you decide what to do.
Before the Breakthrough, There Is Zero
Every founder faces the zero point, a place of total isolation where the real work begins.
The “AI Wrapper” Critique Is Lazy. Building the Wrapper Is the Hard Part.
Everyone loves to dismiss consumer AI companies as mere wrappers around foundation models. But wrapping an API and building a business are two complet…
Stop Sending Cold Emails. Here’s What Actually Works.
Cold emails get 3% replies. Warm intros get 70%. Here's why founders should stop cold emailing first.
Under Promise and Over Deliver: The Quiet Way to Win Clients for Life
Under-promise and over-deliver: set honest expectations, then quietly exceed them to win loyal clients.
People Want to Do Business with People
People buy from people they know, like, and trust. Why human connection still wins in business today.
Becoming Useful: The Smart Way to Connect with Powerful People
Become useful before getting close—that’s the real secret to connecting with powerful people naturally.
When Life Feels Like a 25-Minute, 100-Question Exam You Didn’t Study For
Life feels like a rushed 100-question exam with only 25 minutes. Skip hard questions early to build momentum.