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A Startup Misogi
How to anchor your year with a Misogi - a challenge so demanding and transformative that it leaves a permanent mark, like a boulder dropping on the hood of an old Cadillac.
A New Entry to the Never Work List: Moderation
A new entry to the Never Works List: Moderation.
How to Make Decisions Like a Proper Business
Making decisions is hard. Here’s a framework to help make them easier and keep your business on track.
Your In-Person Growth Strategy
For early growth, in-person hustle beats digital scale. Here’s how to make it count.
What Would a Customer Pay You $10k For?
A provocative prompt to clarify your real value—and pressure-test whether your offer is strong enough.
The Uncomfortable 20
An approach to help you make use of the small calendar gaps you have throughout the day.
Attention Pie (Therefore or But)
Your customer’s attention is finite — this helps you frame your messaging so it earns its slice.
The Two Types of Decisions (Thoughts from the “Dad Couch”)
Some decisions are reversible, some aren’t. Knowing the difference helps you move faster and worry less.
It’ll Happen on the Way
You won’t figure it all out upfront — momentum and clarity come from doing, not planning.
The Anti-List
A practical mindset reset: list what you don’t want in your business to sharpen focus and avoid regret.
Using AI to start a Concierge MVP
How to pair AI with hands-on effort to quickly launch a lightweight, high-touch MVP.
The Goldfish and The Elephant
A metaphor for customer memory and emotion — and how to use both to shape better experiences.
A Quick Way to Ditch Doomed Startup Ideas
A fast filter for weeding out startup ideas that sound good but fall apart under pressure.
The Overpay Test
If no one would gladly overpay for your product, it’s not solving a painful enough problem — here’s how to test that.
Using The Lindy Effect for Picking Startup Problems
If a problem has existed for a long time, it’s likely to stick around — here’s how to use that to your advantage.
A System for 5, 10, and 15 Minutes
A modular time management tool for staying productive even when your schedule has lots of small gaps.
The Seasons of your Business (and Life)
Not every season is for sprinting — this reframes productivity through the lens of timing and capacity.
Forcing Functions
Deadlines, demos, and stakes make things real. This is how to create pressure that drives momentum.
Internal System Time: Find 2.5 Hours
A no-excuses method to reclaim 2.5 hours a week for focused work that actually moves the needle.