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If AI can build the software, what do I actually sell?
I had a weird moment this week that stuck with me. I built something in about an hour that would have taken me a month a year ago. Same outcome. Completely legitimate – built to my standards, but in minutes instead of weeks. It was REALLY something to behold, but it genuinely made me sick […]
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Pruning My Business Back to The Essentials
You can be closing deals, paying people, and still be building the exact business you promised yourself you’d never run again.
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My Rules of Productivity
Bootstrapped founders can’t rely on cleared runways. Here are the rules I use to earn deep work.
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That Time Ben Ate a Vegetable
Ben chose an inopportune time to decide vegetables smell good.
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The Trough of Despair
I hit the “trough of despair,” rebuilt my systems, and somehow kept the lights on. Here’s how this year has reshaped me as a founder, a leader, and a parent.
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The Three Rules Of Great Incentive Program Design
Good incentives make people better. Bad ones make them clever in all the wrong ways. Three simple rules for designing systems that actually work.
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Referrals Are Luck
A salesperson once told me a new lead was “really lucky.” They were right, and also completely wrong. This post explores how luck fits into growing your business.
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The Big Rock Problem
If one client can cut your income in half, you don’t have a business. You have a dependency with nice invoices. This post exposes and frames this problem and how to work your way out of it.
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Stop Chasing Customers. Chase Multipliers.
Most sales advice points you toward customers. But the real leverage comes from the people who can put you in front of dozens of customers at once.
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When to Pull in an Outside Tech Partner
I used to think I was doing developers a favor by keeping them out of the early planning. Turns out, I was just setting them up to fail. Here’s what I’ve learned about when to actually bring in outside help, and why timing makes all the difference.
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