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How to Fail Upwards in Silicon Valley

A brief guide on why making mistakes is the most lucrative strategy in tech right now.

Feb 27, 2026

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002

AI is Replacing Everyone (Except Us)

Why artificial intelligence might take your job, but it will never have a good podcast voice.

Feb 26, 2026

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003

The MVP Myth: Why You Are Building Too Much

A short reflection on why your Minimum Viable Product is neither minimum nor viable.

Feb 26, 2026

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004

The Unbearable Lightness of Being a Tech Founder

An exploration of the psychological toll of pretending you know what Kubernetes is.

Feb 25, 2026

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005

Coffee as a Service: The Ultimate Tech Stack

An analysis of caffeine-driven development and why the espresso machine is the most critical infrastructure.

Feb 25, 2026

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006

Why We Left California (And Why We are Going Back)

The classic tech diaspora tale: escaping taxes only to realize you miss good burritos and ambient anxiety.

Feb 24, 2026

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Navigating the VC Landscape in 2026: A Founder's Guide

A medium-length exploration of how venture capital has shifted, and how to pitch the modern investor.

Feb 23, 2026

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008

The Anatomy of a Perfect Cold Email

How to annoy busy people effectively enough that they accidentally give you money.

Feb 23, 2026

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009

The Fallacy of the 10x Engineer

Why the mythical 10x engineer is actually just a 1x engineer who refuses to write documentation.

Feb 22, 2026

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The Great AI Delusion: When Smart Tech Meets Dumb Money

A 2500-word deep dive into how venture capital is currently subsidizing hallucinating chatbots that write bad poetry, and why we are all entirely okay with it.

Feb 22, 2026

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