Notes on leading yourself, ruthless simplicity, and AI.
Seventeen years of building teams, burning out twice, and starting over, written down.
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- It's not what you build
It's not what you build. But what you refuse to build. You burn weeks debating frameworks and infra.
- The 3 tech decisions you must make:
The 3 tech decisions you must make: (And the 47 you must ignore.) It's not what you build. But what you refuse to build. You burn weeks debating frameworks and...
- If it can wait until Monday, it should wait until Monday
If it can wait until Monday, it should wait until Monday. You want to squeeze in one more task. You think momentum means never stopping. It doesn't. Burnout...
- Burned out by complex tech?
Burned out by complex tech? Microservices are often the root cause. I've led billion-dollar scale-up teams. Even they struggle to tame microservices. Your...
- The unexpected truth about being a founder:
The unexpected truth about being a founder: You'll never scale what you resent. You feel the resentment seeping in. The product feels heavy. The mission feels...
- You can't fix burnout by sprinting harder
You can't fix burnout by sprinting harder. (It's how you burn out faster.) You're not exhausted because your product is a mess. You're exhausted because your...
- You're not exhausted because your product is a mess
You're not exhausted because your product is a mess. You're exhausted because your decisions are.
- Tech isn't burning your cash
Tech isn't burning your cash. Your mindset is. You lose sleep over constant cash pressure. Tech feels like payroll. Development looks like overhead. I get it....
- Frustrated with no progress?
Frustrated with no progress? This one insight changed everything for me: I love frameworks. Templates. Productivity hacks. Mental models. Spent years mastering...
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