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The monetization mistake hiding in your roadmap

Most pricing decisions focus on what to charge. The more consequential question is what not to charge for.

May 2026
Three bets, no more

The most expensive thing a company can do is try to do everything. I keep coming back to the number three.

Apr 2026
Marketing is a product problem

The best companies I've seen don't hand off between product and marketing. They share a brain.

Apr 2026
The things I keep coming back to

There are things I say I believe and things I actually believe. The gap between them has narrowed over time.

Apr 2026
Everything good starts with being curious

Curiosity is the cheapest, highest-leverage trait I know of. It costs nothing. It compounds forever.

Mar 2026
What a PhD in well-being taught me about product strategy

The same questions that made me a better researcher made me a better operator. It took me a while to notice they were the same questions.

Mar 2026