Month: April 2026
Leadership books are written by people who never built anything that mattered.
Leadership books are written by people who never built anything that mattered. Originally posted on X
The companies that survive in Ai Era
Anthropic just burned through $2.7 billion in 18 months. Google spent $13 billion on AI infrastructure last quarter alone. OpenAI…
Your startup will fail. Your relationships don’t have to.
Your startup will fail. Your relationships don’t have to. Originally posted on X
The loneliest job in the world has the best office views
The loneliest job in the world has the best office views Originally posted on X
Hiring fast and firing slow will kill your startup faster than bad product.
Hiring fast and firing slow will kill your startup faster than bad product. Originally posted on X
2022: 50 cold emails daily, 2% response rate
2022: 50 cold emails daily, 2% response rate 2024: 3 warm intros weekly, 90% close rate Networks beat numbers Originally…
AI will kill 40% of SaaS startups by 2027.
AI will kill 40% of SaaS startups by 2027. The other 60% will become AI-first and dominate. Originally posted on…
The AI hiring wave is over.
The AI hiring wave is over. Companies hired AI teams in 2024-2025 like they were collecting Pokemon cards. Head of…
Well designed deck does not run the business or attract Investors
The founder’s pitch deck had 47 slides. I hung up after 7 minutes. That was March 2026. Another Tuesday, another…
Before: 80 hour weeks, no revenue.
Before: 80 hour weeks, no revenue. After: 40 hour weeks, $2M ARR. Focus beats hustle. Originally posted on X
Your first 10 hires will determine if you scale to $100M or die at $10M.
Your first 10 hires will determine if you scale to $100M or die at $10M. Most founders hire for skills….
Most founders think the best hires come from their network.
Most founders think the best hires come from their network. I used to believe this too. Until I hired 2…
4 months ago Y Combinator graduates raised $40M in Series A rounds.
4 months ago Y Combinator graduates raised $40M in Series A rounds. Today they’re shutting down. I’ve watched 17 companies…
Everyone says work life balance matters for retention.
Everyone says work life balance matters for retention. Wrong. Top performers quit boring jobs, not hard jobs. Give them impossible…
My friend’s 8-year-old son asked me last week why I stare at screens all day.
My friend’s 8-year-old son asked me last week why I stare at screens all day. “Uncle, don’t you get bored…
If ChatGPT can replace what you built in 3 weeks .
If ChatGPT can replace what you built in 3 weeks . you didn’t build a business. You built a feature….
Two founders. Same AI pitch.
Two founders. Same AI pitch. One is wrapping AI on top of a broken process. One built the process for…
$1.8B Rev company with 2 employees
Same market. Same product. Same customers.One company: 2,442 employees. $2.4B revenue. 5.5% margin.Other company: 2 employee. $1.8B projected. 16.2% margin….
I’ve watched people get the promotion, the house, the relationship they wanted.
I’ve watched people get the promotion, the house, the relationship they wanted. Then within months they’re restless again. The happiest…
Reading people. Really reading them.
Reading people. Really reading them. I’ve done hundreds of funding meetings. The best deals came from watching micro-expressions, hearing what…
If your entire business depends on one platform, one client, or one revenue stream – you…
If your entire business depends on one platform, one client, or one revenue stream – you don’t have a business….
Been there both ways across 6 exits.
Been there both ways across 6 exits. Solo gives you speed and control, but co-founder brings complementary skills you lack….
Been there couple of times. Launch is just day zero.
Been there couple of times. Launch is just day zero. The real work starts when the notifications stop and you…
The market doesn’t care about your feelings, your effort, or your intentions.
The market doesn’t care about your feelings, your effort, or your intentions. It rewards results. That’s not harsh. Those are…
It’s been a while since I wrote an article.
It’s been a while since I wrote an article.
I spent years in financial services. Acquired and scaled a 40-year-old NBFC – 10x in 8 years.
So when AI started showing up inside real business workflows,
Hot take: Most thought leaders on X just learned to format opinions better than everyone…
Hot take: Most thought leaders on X just learned to format opinions better than everyone else. The real thinkers are…
The 5% Rule – Why Entrepreneurs Will Win the AI Era
The 5% Rule – Why Entrepreneurs Will Win the AI Era
Last weeked I was listening to Dario Amodei (CEO of Anthropic) said something on Nikhil Kamath’s podcast that hit hard.
“Even if AI does 95% of the
The two biggest clients we ever landed almost took the whole company down.
The two biggest clients we ever landed almost took the whole company down.
This was 2008. Infovision was growing fast.
Our team had started IT consulting assignments with Lehman Brothers and Circuit C
AI washing is the new way to get funded.
AI washing is the new way to get funded.
A similar thing happened during the dot.com bubble in 2000.
Companies added ‘.com’ to their name and the valuation doubled.
Today you connect a GPT API, put ‘A
Oracle sent 30,000 termination emails on March 31.
This was my iPay Dukanline team. Every one of them. When we started in 2013.Oracle sent 30,000 termination emails on…
A few years ago, if someone said, “I am building a company alone,” most people would think it was…
A few years ago, if someone said, “I am building a company alone,” most people would think it was just a freelance side hustle.
Not anymore.
Look at Midjourney.
Nearly $500 million in annual revenue.