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For even the very wise cannot see all ends. “For even the very wise cannot see all ends.” ― Gandalf, J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring Whenever people talk about advice, they either lament…
Read the essay →If Facebook can survive a 6-hour outage, so can you. Let’s talk about unexpected downtime, which is often a direct consequence of dependency risk. Even Facebook experiences platform dependency risk.…
Read the essay →Almost every product that ranks #1 on ProductHunt eventually gets copied. Someone sees an interesting product getting traction and decides to build the same thing. They check out the product’s…
Read the essay →Pivoting a business is scary. Changing what you offer is like switching lanes on a busy motorway: there are many things to consider, and steering anywhere too quickly can create accidents. You need…
Read the essay →Two years ago, around this time, Danielle and I had just sold my SaaS FeedbackPanda. But we didn’t just sell a business: I quickly learned that I had sold my source of passion and motivation as well.…
Read the essay →The final of the women’s 800m race was a spectacular event at the Tokyo Olympics this year. In the last few seconds of the race, Athing Mu, a US athlete, was more than five meters ahead of the runner…
Read the essay →I’ve spent most of the last two weeks watching a group of professional gamers lose. For days straight. During those many hours observing them play, I found lessons that every entrepreneur should take…
Read the essay →Most advice comes in the shape of telling you what to do to be successful. It’s instructional, it shows the happy path, and as a reader, I resonate with that a lot. After all, I want to see how it’s…
Read the essay →Wherever you look in the founder community, people talk about “how to hack SEO” or “how to hack Twitter Ads.” I’m not a fan. Hacks are focused on instant gratification. Those looking for hacks play…
Read the essay →I’ve had an amazing year so far. I launched Zero to Sold a year go to great success, and in May, I launched The Embedded Entrepreneur to even greater success. I can’t adequately express how…
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