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Writing on AI, startups, building, and the future of software.

The Effort Premium: How to Get Hired in 2026

I want to show you the three places every interview falls apart now, and why most people are unhireable without realizing it. Then the embarrassingly simple thing that can beat every other applicant. In a frozen market, it's the closest thing to an unfair advantage you've got.

May 29, 2026

How to be Early

Being early isn't a cognitive skill — it's a structural one. Why most people are late to everything, and how to build the luck surface area that lets dispersed information reach you before it reaches consensus.

May 22, 2026

The Pyramid is Hollowing from the Wrong Side

Companies are cutting junior roles to save money. But the grunt work they're eliminating is what built the judgment of everyone above — and nobody's accounting for what that costs in ten years.

May 15, 2026

The PM-ification of Everyone

AI doesn't just make you faster — it quietly reshapes how you think. On cognitive offloading, losing your voice, and the creeping shift from doing the work to managing outputs.

May 8, 2026

The NYC Group Chat

NYC doesn't have one group chat — it has five. Why the city's fragmented networks are an underrated advantage for building a company.

Apr 9, 2026

Two Years Inside an AI Startup

What two years of building AI products actually looks like — the rebuilds, the shifting skillsets, and the gap between the demo and reality.

Apr 3, 2026

The AI Industry Is Living in a Bubble and the NYC Subway Proved It

A $1M subway ad campaign got vandalized in 48 hours. The gap between how the AI industry sees itself and how the public does is wider than anyone admits.

Mar 3, 2026

How Investment Firms Should Use AI in 2026

A practical framework for how asset managers and investment firms should think about deploying AI — from augmenting analysts to building proprietary data advantages.

Feb 28, 2026