Venture Capital Will Kill You If You Are Not Ready
August 10, 2026
I built three startups and raised institutional capital in every single one, but it took me over ten years and hundreds of thousands of burned dollars to understand the financial game I was actually playing.
A Native macOS UI for Beads
August 5, 2026
We keep trying to manage software projects around human workflows while autonomous agents have already taken over the factory floor.
Validation for Founders Who Hate Talking to People
May 22, 2026
Building landing pages, running surveys, and tweaking features is rarely real validation; it is usually an elaborate coping mechanism designed to avoid the only uncomfortable task that matters: talking to human beings.
AI Does Not Replace Developers, It Changes How Many You Need
May 20, 2026
A $200 Claude Code seat will not substitute an engineer, but a small team with modern tools can now ship what previously required ten.
AI Makes Mediocre Founders More Dangerous
May 19, 2026
AI did not make building a real startup easier; it just made looking competent drastically cheaper.