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Candid writing on startup building, founder psychology, frameworks, and lessons from scaling products to tens of millions of users.

2026 Prediction: Foundation Models Are Becoming a Black Hole for AI Startups

Foundation models are no longer just platforms for AI startups. They are becoming gravity wells that pull entire product categories inward.. In 2026, AI startups built too close will be swallowed. The survivors will look nothing like “AI companies.”

Distributed Veto Power (and the Death of Speed)

A one-day feature turned into eight because too many people had the power to slow it down. Speed isn’t lost in engineering. It leaks through organizational cracks.

Why Being Better Isn't Good Enough

Are you building a breakthrough business, or just a slightly better feature? Before you write a single line of code, use this two-step framework to validate your potential.

Project Overload: How Startups Burn Out Their Best People

Startups think they're getting more done by putting people on multiple projects. In reality, they're paying a hidden tax: context switching, diluted focus, and slow motion burnout.

Why Building a Startup Is Like Compound Interest

The real magic isn't in your first win. It's in staying alive long enough for small wins to snowball.

How My Mind Learned to Ship

I never set out to learn product. I just couldn’t ignore when something felt broken. From obsessing over icons to running full-funnel experiments at scale, this is how my mind learned to ship: not from frameworks, but from flow, instinct, and ownership.

Hiring Is Broken. Let us Not Be.

Hiring is hard. But it doesn't have to be heartless. After hundreds of interviews, here are some raw, personal thoughts about how we hire, who we overlook, and what we forget.

Running Lean and Building Faster

Most startups don’t fail because they couldn’t build. They fail because they built too much, too early, and in the wrong direction. This is how I learned to stay lean, move fast, and build only what real user behavior actually justifies.

The Myth of the Talent Shortage

The myth of a talent shortage hides the real issue: gaps in how we hire. By fixing HR screens, tech rounds, and culture, leaders can unlock stronger teams.

Every Shortcut Is a Loan

Shortcuts feel efficient, until they start collecting interest. From tech debt to hiring gaps, this is a walkthrough of the invisible loans startups take every day - and what founders often underestimate in the rush to move fast.