ChatGPT Already Replaced Your First Meeting
Prospects now research with AI before talking to sales. Your digital presence is your first impression....
The MVP Excuse: When 'Minimum' Became an Excuse for Garbage
MVP was meant to be a discipline for validated learning, not permission to ship half-finished software....
The Drone Delivery Fantasy: Why We're Still 10 Years Away
Despite $600M funding rounds and $27B market projections, drone delivery faces physics constraints that money can't solve: 20-minute battery life, 5-pound....
Why AI Wrappers Are the New Dropshipping
The AI wrapper economy mirrors dropshipping: low barriers to entry, no moat, platform dependency....
Why I Spent $0 on Patents for 20 Years - Then Filed Everything
When patents matter (defensive portfolios, M&A leverage, licensing revenue) and when they're a distraction....
Your Users Don't Care About Your Architecture
The graveyard is full of startups with beautiful architecture and zero traction. 70% of failed startups scaled prematurely....
The Inventions I Never Shipped
Over 45 years, I noticed a pattern: I keep building things that later become billion-dollar companies....
Shareware: The $25 Honor System That Built An Industry
Andrew Fluegelman shipped PC-Talk in 1982 and asked users to mail $25 if they liked it. Doom, WinZip, and id Software grew from the same honor system....