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Notes and working ideas. Sporadic. Opinionated. Always worth the wait.
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Why I think the small and mighty will win
On back-of-the-envelope maths
The window is open for small exits
On forward deployment
Small exits are the dominant outcome
On focus
Why the future belongs to small teams
On hiring last
Tiny businesses might become the new real estate
On building for absence
Why I think the small and mighty will win
The window is open for small exits
Small exits are the dominant outcome
Why the future belongs to small teams
Tiny businesses might become the new real estate
You don't have to sell the company
What's worth owning is relative
Cheap to build is not the same as worth owning
What buying a business teaches you that building never will
We built a world where founders can start businesses but not exit them
The internet created millions of businesses nobody can sell
The micro-liquidity thesis: autonomy is the exit
On back-of-the-envelope maths
On forward deployment
On focus
On hiring last
On building for absence
On the exit that builds itself
On leverage
Nobody wants to build software
On longevity
On dealmaking
On the obligation to try weird things
On independence
On digital asset builders and why the future belongs to them
A few posts from each theme.
Independence5 posts
The calm, sovereign business. What freedom actually costs.
Why I think the small and mighty will win
On building for absence
You don't have to sell the company
Ownership10 posts
Buying, selling, and autonomy as the real exit.
The window is open for small exits
Small exits are the dominant outcome
Tiny businesses might become the new real estate
Leverage4 posts
Doing more with less. The maker's unfair advantages.
Why the future belongs to small teams
On hiring last
On leverage
Curiosity4 posts
Trying weird things, thinking with machines, following the question.
On forward deployment
Nobody wants to build software
On the obligation to try weird things
Mastery2 posts
The long game of getting good. Craft, depth, judgement.
On back-of-the-envelope maths
On focus
I also write on the Indiemaker blog about the indie economy.