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Startups

Field notes from the earliest, messiest days of building—finding product-market fit and getting from zero to one without losing the plot.

Is your product at risk of Product Market Fit Collapse?

Why are some companies vulnerable to AI disruption while others stand on solid ground? This question is critical—not just to help you understand the risk—but to help you figure out how to respond.

Jul 24AI

Finding & hiring your first Product Manager

A quick guide for founders and early stage PMs

Oct 30Startups

Exiting the matrix — build products 10x faster

How we built and launched GPTcsv.ai in 19 days

Oct 17AI

Founder mode for the rest of us

Why micromanagement is a skill worth having

Sep 9Startups

How to win as an early marketplace

A framework for capturing demand

Jun 17Strategy

The Anatomy of a Pivot

This is the story of how my company shifted our strategy. In hindsight, these strategic choices make neat little business cases. In the moment, they are messy, non-obvious, and require a dizzying mix of skepticism and exuberance.

Jun 1213 min readStrategy

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