Feb 2026·note AI changed what a product is AI agents and open protocols broke the assumption that products have edges, with consequences for positioning, pricing, and competitive dynamics.
Jan 2026·essay Revenue isn't a sales problem When revenue stalls, sales gets blamed because it's visible and measurable. The actual constraint usually lives upstream.
Jan 2026·note Be unreasonably good at one job Startups that scale start by being irreplaceable at one job. Most spread their effort across everything and nothing compounds.
Dec 2025·essay Soldiers, scouts, and the limits of persuasion Most people dismiss Bitcoin without looking because nothing in their world has broken yet. The skill is knowing who's ready and directing your energy there.
Dec 2025·note Engagement is inventory Extractive platforms profit from degrading discourse. Nostr + Bitcoin fix the incentives.
Nov 2025·essay Extraction is rational Every wave of the internet promised to democratize something. Every wave ended in extraction. The pattern isn't greed—it's the money.
Nov 2025·note Cloudflare went down again. Reframe resilience. Recurring infrastructure failures create an opening: reframe decentralization as risk management, not ideology