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Too Big to Pop
ArticleJuly 7, 2026

Too Big to Pop

The everything bubble didn't burst. It collapsed into an economic black hole.

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The Weight of Open Doors
ArticleJune 30, 2026

The Weight of Open Doors

One year solo, and the problems nobody warns you about

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Why I Won't Bill by the Hour
ArticleJune 23, 2026

Why I Won't Bill by the Hour

A Short Guide to Compounding

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Thank you, Mr. Musk, for Investing in Duration
ArticleJune 16, 2026

Thank you, Mr. Musk, for Investing in Duration

I'll give him this: he's one of the few left to truly bet on the future.

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Opportunity Surface Area
ArticleJune 9, 2026

Opportunity Surface Area

A Deep Dive on Networking at Three Scales.

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What a Napa Wine Cellar Taught me about the Largest IPO in History
ArticleJune 2, 2026

What a Napa Wine Cellar Taught me about the Largest IPO in History

Lessons from Napa: Wine as Money, SpaceX, and the collapse of AI margins.

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The New Deal Table
ArticleMay 26, 2026

The New Deal Table

What the operator, the allocator, and the founder are each about to learn

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The Age of the Gunslinger
ArticleMay 19, 2026

The Age of the Gunslinger

Institutionalized analysis is no longer an edge, creating opportunities for smaller teams to thrive in the market on their conditions.

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The Value of No.
ArticleMay 12, 2026

The Value of No.

Every yes has a price. Most founders don't underwrite it.

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The Great Repricing of Trust
ArticleMay 5, 2026

The Great Repricing of Trust

Value flows to the stewards who build and compound it

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Too Much Capital, Too Few Fundable Businesses.
ArticleApril 28, 2026

Too Much Capital, Too Few Fundable Businesses.

How to be a builder worth funding, and where the right capital actually lives.

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Jobs Are Dead. Long Live the $10 Million Niche.
ArticleApril 21, 2026

Jobs Are Dead. Long Live the $10 Million Niche.

The career ladder is collapsing. So is the wall.

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Lever Six: Debt, Equity, and the Capital Stack
ArticleApril 14, 2026

Lever Six: Debt, Equity, and the Capital Stack

The right capital, in the right order, changes everything.

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Lever Five: The People Math
ArticleApril 7, 2026

Lever Five: The People Math

Every hire is an investment. Most founders never calculate the return.

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Lever Four: Forecasting Without a Crystal Ball
ArticleMarch 31, 2026

Lever Four: Forecasting Without a Crystal Ball

The goal isn’t to be right. It’s to be less wrong, faster.

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HumanScale
ArticleMarch 24, 2026

HumanScale

Freedom is the goal. Scale is just a variable.

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Lever Three: The Margin Machine
ArticleMarch 18, 2026

Lever Three: The Margin Machine

Revenue is vanity. Margin is sanity. Cash flow is reality.

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Lever Two: Working Capital
ArticleMarch 3, 2026

Lever Two: Working Capital

Stop counting dollars and start counting days.

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Lever One: The Sales Engine
ArticleDecember 11, 2025

Lever One: The Sales Engine

A practical guide to drive growth without running off a cliff.

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The Risk Is in the Darkness, Not the Leap
ArticleNovember 20, 2025

The Risk Is in the Darkness, Not the Leap

A practical approach to reducing the real risk in business and entrepreneurship.

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AI Bubble: Economic Necessity?
ArticleOctober 17, 2025

AI Bubble: Economic Necessity?

AI, Demographics, and the Fragility of the Modern Economic System.

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Unguided Systems
ArticleOctober 7, 2025

Unguided Systems

How small businesses drift without feedback, and how structure enables compounding.

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Blackbeard’s Cap Table
ArticleSeptember 28, 2025

Blackbeard’s Cap Table

Blackbeard’s Articles of Agreement and the hidden lesson for SMB capital strategy

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Fragility in Plain Sight
ArticleSeptember 21, 2025

Fragility in Plain Sight

Even in a world of AI, the financial system still depends on human time and ingenuity. Ignoring that fact is the real systemic risk.

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Proof Before Partnership
ArticleSeptember 12, 2025

Proof Before Partnership

Turning “too risky” into “let’s go” by structuring the on-ramp

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When the Bank Says No: How San Francisco Mortgaged Itself to Build the Golden Gate Bridge
ArticleAugust 25, 2025

When the Bank Says No: How San Francisco Mortgaged Itself to Build the Golden Gate Bridge

What the Golden Gate Bridge can teach founders and SMBs about creative financing

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No More Cushion: The New Reality for Borrowing Costs
ArticleAugust 14, 2025

No More Cushion: The New Reality for Borrowing Costs

How shrinking liquidity cushions could delay relief for business borrowers

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The Return of Founder-Aligned Finance
ArticleJuly 20, 2025

The Return of Founder-Aligned Finance

Why Founders Need Capital Partners, Not Just Capital Providers

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The Mirage of the $1B Solo Founder
ArticleJuly 7, 2025

The Mirage of the $1B Solo Founder

When capital outpaces people, growth begins to fracture.

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Levered Discipline: Why I Borrow When You Sell
ArticleJuly 1, 2025

Levered Discipline: Why I Borrow When You Sell

Converting Liquidity Risk into Alpha with Margin

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How Utility-Scale Batteries Make Money
ArticleJune 30, 2025

How Utility-Scale Batteries Make Money

And why solar needs Big ol' Batteries to survive margin compression

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Valve isn't the Company you Think
ArticleJune 8, 2025

Valve isn't the Company you Think

Valve prints more revenue per employee than Apple or Meta, and built the most defensible infrastructure platform without raising a dollar.

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KTM's Collapse: When the Throttle Sticks
ArticleMay 30, 2025

KTM's Collapse: When the Throttle Sticks

What KTM’s near-collapse reveals about belief, leverage, and who really holds the keys.

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($HIMS) Hims & Hers: The Pharma Brand Millennials and Gen Z Are Growing Up With
ArticleMay 26, 2025

($HIMS) Hims & Hers: The Pharma Brand Millennials and Gen Z Are Growing Up With

Fundamental Financial Model Shows a 15% CAGR for 25 years.

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We Broke Our Savings
ArticleMay 25, 2025

We Broke Our Savings

The Failure of Modern Finance to Make Real Investments

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Money Is Fake (And That’s Awesome)
ArticleMay 19, 2025

Money Is Fake (And That’s Awesome)

Exploring how money evolved from trust and debt, not just shiny rocks — and why understanding this changes everything.

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