Insights
Writing from the cohorts.
May 28, 2026
How to know if your startup is on track?
Founders grapple with anxiety over whether their decisions will lead to growth and stability in their companies. Time constraints and limited resources force critical choices without adequate information. Business patterns solve this.
December 18, 2025
Can you or should you escape the profit motive?
The modern concept of business prioritizes profit over social responsibility, a shift from historical industrious values. Milton Friedman's profit-centric doctrine contrasts with Adam Smith's consumer-focused view. Successful companies should adopt a mission-driven approach, ens…
May 29, 2025
Three foundational business equations everyone thinks they know well
Many people I have encountered throughout my professional and personal life believe in having a job, making money by hustling a side gig or creating a new business. Very few question the economic principles underlying their respective businesses and why they are sound. This is n…
April 23, 2025
Brief opinion on the state of the economy
The economy presents mixed signals: overall debt surged to $18 trillion, and housing prices rose significantly. Employment is increasingly concentrated in large firms, despite low unemployment rates. However, new business starts have risen sharply during the pandemic. The author…
March 25, 2025
GenAI, a good complement to advisors.
Experts predict that Generative AI will eventually transform into Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). In light of recent challenges, the author began using ChatGPT for brainstorming, finding it provided concise, well-researched insights that often surpassed those of seasoned…
March 16, 2025
Design matters more than you think
I've been reflecting on the myriad of projects and startups I am advising and exposed to and continue to be amazed by the sheer creativity and deep knowledge creators and founders of these projects and companies have. Their commitment to making the world a better place is palpab…
February 27, 2025
From Idea to … a business?
When you are on a vacation, relaxing, you typically have the time and luxury of thinking broadly about your life, what you have accomplished thus far, and what your next set of goals, ambitions, desires are. The downtime afforded by a vacation may lead you to start thinking abou…
December 17, 2024
What is wrong with the modern rendering of Adam Smith's "Invisible Hand"?
A quick view into how a passage that was intended to illustrate the cooperative nature of man, was turned into a call to arms in support of laissez faire doctrine.
April 23, 2022
Got productivity? Why cooperation and accountability can help.
Over the last 40 years, several management styles have emerge to increase productivity and streamline operations across sectors, from Just In Time manufacturing to Agile software development. Gains were made but key aspects of the daily work life were ignored. Each new methodolo…