I help founders launch products 0 to 1.
Oct 28, 2026
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3 min read
👉 Only 13% of CIOs say AI has delivered significant value. I show how to write the exit rules your buyer lacks, plus the $1B startup that sells seats with credits.
AI
+1
Oct 21, 2026
2 min read
👉 New AI adoption at US businesses grew 0.62 points in September. I show where your next AI dollar comes from, plus the $15.75B startup that grows with usage.
Oct 14, 2026
👉 Seed is the only stage where the median US deal shrank in 2026. I show how to plan around it, plus the $3.1B startup that ranks AI models.
Oct 7, 2026
👉 Healthcare buyers are moving AI work to vendors, and 42% are cutting the vendor list. I show who stays on it, plus the $4B startup that powers 1 in 6 US apartments.
Sep 30, 2026
👉 Token prices fell 41% since March, and startups that charge for finished work keep the savings. I also cover the $100M startup that charges $75 per filed tax return.
Sep 23, 2026
👉 Your growth rate should set your hiring pace. Here is the ICONIQ data behind it, plus the $75M startup that plans to pay people for what they know.
Sep 16, 2026
👉 Your engineers already skim AI review comments. Here is the precision number that makes them skim harder, plus the two auth bugs the cheap model walked past.
Sep 10, 2026
👉 Your buyer signs quicker in 2026 and commits to less. I reran my own payback math on the new term this weekend and the answer was not the one I wanted.
Product
Sep 2, 2026
👉 That is how many startups OpenAI has acquired since January, most of them seed stage. Anthropic took five.
Marketing
Aug 26, 2026
👉 A founder asked me this on Thursday with a fresh seed round and three people.
Aug 22, 2026
1 min read
👉 Found a powerful AI tool? Actually use it.
Tools & Resources
Aug 19, 2026
👉 Pre-seed money barely moved this year. The count of checks written fell 22%. Here's why.
Financials & Fundraising
Aug 12, 2026
👉 I've been telling founders to plan 24 months of runway but that changed in 2026.
VCs
Aug 5, 2026
👉 I know this sounds ridiculous but 86% of every venture dollar goes to AI now.
Jul 29, 2026
👉 Seed prices are hitting records this month and dilution is dropping again. But it's not because there are more VCs in town.
Jul 22, 2026
👉 Do this before you set a raise date, not after your term sheet stalls.
Jul 15, 2026
👉 Look, the smartest move isn't trying to predict or chase every new trend but it's doubling down hard on the stuff that basically never changes.
Mindset
Jul 8, 2026
👉 I think too many founders chase flashy models while ignoring the basics that actually ship. Here's my take on what's working practically right now.
Iteration
+3
Jul 1, 2026
👉 Look closer and there are two venture markets, and the one on your timeline isn't yours. Here's how to adjust your investor strategy.
Pitching
Jun 27, 2026
👉 Founders are quietly handing their inbox, calendar, and follow-ups to an agent and you will not catch up by hand.
Jun 24, 2026
👉 There's a massive structural crisis in venture capital today. Let me show you why the seed funding funnel is shrinking and how I am adjusting my strategy.
Jun 17, 2026
4 min read
👉 For ten years you charged per user. AI just broke that math, and the data is brutal. Here's what the smartest software companies are quietly switching to.
Jun 10, 2026
👉 iOS app releases are up 80% year over year. The number of apps people actually use hasn't moved. Building is free now. Distribution is the only moat.
Go-to-Market
Jun 4, 2026
👉 I spent years racing a deadline that turned out to be made up. Build the thing, raise the round, exit before 30.
Company & Team Building
May 28, 2026
👉 Capability demos won 2024. Reliability metrics win 2026. Uptime, error rates, hallucination rates in production. Build the instrumentation before you raise.
Metrics & KPIs
