Mental Health — Obvious Startup Advice

July 13, 2026

Your Fear Center Is Immune to Logic

June 23, 2026

Presence Is a Decision You Make Over and Over

June 12, 2026

Eustress vs. Distress: Same Competitor, Two Outcomes

Mental Health

June 11, 2026

Seventy Percent In Is the Worst Place to Be

May 28, 2026

Be Willing to Lose the Deal

January 5, 2026

Choose Your Startup Again Every Year

January 3, 2026

I Hate the Holidays (and I've Made Peace With It)

Mental Health

November 17, 2025

The War on Authenticity

October 31, 2025

Five Ways to Build Real Resilience

October 29, 2025

You Are Not Your Startup

October 13, 2025

Be Fulfilled Whether or Not the Startup Works

Mental Health

October 7, 2025

You Better Like the Work

October 2, 2025

I Stopped Trying to Find Common Ground Online

September 30, 2025

That Sucks. It Will Get Better.

October 18, 2024

You're Scaling From Day One

October 17, 2024

Most Founders Have Never Failed at Anything

October 3, 2024

How to Manufacture Resilience When Startups Punch You

July 28, 2024

Decluttering Taught Me When to Kill a Side Project

June 16, 2024

I Spent Six Years Hating Being a Father

Mental Health

April 25, 2024

The Voice That Told Me I'd Blown My One Chance

March 5, 2024

You'll Still Need Luck, So Do the Work You Love

February 14, 2024

Founders Play Life on Hard Mode

January 24, 2024

Start a Company Because You Have No Other Choice

December 18, 2023

Venture Capital Means Living Over Your Skis

November 2, 2023

These Are the Good Old Days

October 27, 2023

When You're Stressed, Help Someone Else

October 23, 2023

Selling Your Company Won't Make You Happy

October 19, 2023

Every Fortune I Missed, I Missed for Lack of Curiosity

February 13, 2023

Make New Mistakes

January 28, 2023

AI Is Not Coming For Your Job; AI Is Coming For Every Job

January 26, 2023

What Happens When There Aren't Enough Jobs?

September 7, 2022

Will I Remember Today Tomorrow?

August 3, 2022

Assume You Have Ten Good Years Left

August 3, 2022

What Gives Your Life Meaning?

December 9, 2021

The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Solo Founder

April 17, 2020

CORONA: Take Care Of You (Step #5)

Mental Health

April 9, 2020

CORONA: Reach Out (Step #3)

April 3, 2020

CORONA: Don’t Panic (Step #1)

April 1, 2020

CORONA: The Startup Guide To Surviving The Apocalypse

February 19, 2020

The Work Is The Dream

November 20, 2019

More Information is Always Better

November 5, 2019

Large groups of people show you’re not alone; small groups show you have allies

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