No New Friends (Just the Real Ones)

I wasn’t lonely, but I saw it coming. Here’s how I stopped waiting & started reconnecting.

The Tactical Grid That Turned a Hard No Into a Better Yes

How I Used a Weird YouTube Framework to Make a Tough Decision

Let Customers Close the Deal — Plus: Pay-Per-Crawl & Dimon Droppin’ Gems

You can’t always control the narrative, but you can sure as hell try. Especially when your customers are doing the talking.

Make it Real, Or Don’t Make it At All

Founders and creators: people can smell the BS. Don’t mail it in.

The Sales Mistake Even $10M Founders Make — Plus: Glucose & Google Labs

How to fix your pitch, test smarter, and steal the billion-dollar health stack.

The Founder Growth Trap, Cactus Water, & Delaware's Quiet Exodus

Get in the funnel. Plus: bottled billions, & why Delaware’s not the safe bet it used to be.

Life First, Output Second

Why the best work happens upstream — plus a goldmine for audience insight and the 25 books I keep coming back to.

You’re the Funnel Now, Boss.

This week: founders as distribution, AI as default layer, and how LinkedIn quietly crushed Q2

Top 25 Business Books That Helped Shape the Way I Think

A shelf-tested list split between the real-deal memoirs and the timeless business bibles.

The Distance Between You and The Work

Why hierarchy kills speed, a bet on the future of mental health, and a (late) Father’s Day reminder about parenting & privilege.

From The Beach Boys to branding—emotion is a new growth lever

Brian Wilson had sleigh bells. You’ve got tone, tools, and a Tiger Woods story.

The Slide Deck That Got Me Hired (After 20 Cold Emails and One Rejected Stock Pick)

Trust AI Like You’d Trust a 22-Year-Old Banker with a PowerPoint Addiction

Confident, capable, and probably about to make an expensive mistake

From Spready Metrics to Loops That Matter

PLG isn’t just for SaaS. Here’s how focusing on time-to-value and activation changed how I thought about growth.

Pick a Metric. Then Pair It.

The clarity most biz owners lack—and the simple fix.