Writing, 2024.
Essays since 2006, plus a few things first published at USV. Occasional by design. The podcast lives on its own page.
- Leverage
Leverage is tricky. You need it to drive outcomes, but wielding it too openly can backfire. Best built up over time and used as modestly as possible.
- Low-Fi Computing
Screens are everywhere and screen time is exhausting. A cultural backlash is coming. What might digital interfaces look like that capture the value of being connected while striking a calmer, less immersive tone?
- Doing Less, More
Raise less, spend less, ship faster. Doing something imperfectly and getting it out in the world almost always beats waiting to do it perfectly.
- The System-of-Record Network Effect
The most durable network effects often come from being the system of record. Carta, blockchains, and enterprise ERP systems all share a common pattern: the more records and stakeholders in the system, the more valuable it gets.
- Moving Weaknesses into the Strengths Column
Instead of just strengthening your weaknesses directly, look for ways to move them into your strengths column by changing how you approach them.
- Superpowers
It’s going to get interesting, fast