The personal side of building companies - burnout, loneliness, ego, and the human costs that don't show up in pitch decks.
18 articles
Technical co-founders face unique pressures: irreversible architecture decisions, constant translation duty, recognition gaps, and always-on responsibility. 54% of founders burned out last year - for ...
When patents matter (defensive portfolios, M&A leverage, licensing revenue) and when they're a distraction. The top 10 AI patent holders control nearly half of industry IP....
Over 45 years, I noticed a pattern: I keep building things that later become billion-dollar companies. This is less about timing and more about recognizing when something you built for yourself might ...
I joined the Navy at 18 and got deployed to Desert Shield right out of boot camp. No combat heroics - just years on ships, traveling the world, and being part of the Missouri's decommissioning crew. T...
Technical debt accumulates because of organizational dysfunction - pressure to ship, fear of refactoring, knowledge silos. Research shows 91% of CTOs cite it as a top challenge....
Stalled growth isn't terminal - it's diagnostic. Learn to distinguish segment saturation from product-market fit erosion from channel exhaustion, and respond appropriately....