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Short reflections on founders, investing and building ecosystems.
16 Oct 2026
The Co-Founder Question: How to Pick the Person You'll Build With What to look for, which red flags to take seriously, and why familiarity is not trust I have been betrayed six…
A practical checklist for founders, including when not to raise at all Every week, a founder tells me they are "ready to raise." Most of them are not. Their idea isn't the…
14 Oct 2026
Every investor has a philosophy. Some chase momentum, some chase metrics, and some chase whatever the room is already talking about. After years of backing founders, I believe the…
An MVP is not a cheaper version of your product. It is the fastest test of your riskiest assumption. Here is how to build it, what to leave out, and when to stop building and…
Most first-time founders fall in love with an idea and skip the question that decides everything: who will pay for this, and how do I know?