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THOUGHTS ONBUILDING THINGS.

Strategy, AI, and building in public. Essays on what matters.

The AI Stack Most Founders Miss

The operators pulling millions from AI tools aren't using a better model. They've built a four-layer system underneath it that most founders don't know exists.

Mar 29, 202614 MIN READ

AI & Tools

Your Job Is to Automate Your Job

The people who automate their own jobs fastest get to decide what comes next. Inside Ramp's operating philosophy — and why it's the best career advice of 2026.

Mar 19, 20268 MIN READ

Strategy

Attention Is Cheap. Reputation Is the Real Currency.

Everyone is playing the attention game. More posts, more hooks, more hot takes. And they're losing. Here's what actually compounds.

Mar 19, 20266 MIN READ

Strategy

Stop Hiring Co-Founders. Start Embedding Operators.

The startup gospel says find a co-founder, split the equity, go all-in. But 23% of startups fail because of the wrong team. There's a better structure — and it's already working.

Mar 17, 20267 MIN READ

Strategy

The $250K Mistake: Why Full-Time C-Suite Hires Kill Early Startups

A full-time CMO costs $250K-$400K. A fractional operator costs $3K-$10K/month and hits milestones 40% faster. The math isn't close.

Mar 10, 20267 MIN READ

Strategy

The Rick Rubin of Startups: What Music Producers Teach Us About Fractional Co-Founders

Rick Rubin doesn't play instruments. He subtracts everything that doesn't belong. That's the model for the most valuable role in startups right now.

Mar 5, 20267 MIN READ