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How to make things and make decisions. Startups, AI, focus, and the messy middle of shipping.

  1. 01

    We’re Back in the Garage

    Why builders keep returning to the garage.

    · 10 min
  2. 02

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    The shortest honest answer to “what do you do?”

    · 1 min
  3. 03

    The Physics of Focus

    Execution collapses without focus.

    · 7 min
  4. 04

    Bold Moves: The Antidote to the Status Quo

    Leaving the comfortable path.

    · 7 min
  5. 05

    Enterprise Software Startups Are Difficult

    Hard-won notes from trying to start in the enterprise.

    · 2 min
  6. 06

    Move 37 and the Shape of What’s Next

    What AI is rewriting about what’s next.

    · 8 min
  7. 07

    AI Sovereignty: Can we trust Sam and Dario?

    Trust, sovereignty, and the AI stack you bet on.

    · 25 min

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