Newsletter

Why I walked away from safe jobs, big offers, and $400K

Sharing the four biggest risks that I've taken in the past decade and the results of them

I Pitch VCs Every Quarter

Fundraising, Pitching, And Operating

Three Founders, Three Realities, Three Stages

Hiring Is Hard as Sh*t

I used to think hiring was about résumés, credentials, steller applications, and interviews. My first job at JPM? They bragged that 250 of us were picked out of 10,000+ applicants. So I had this mindset that I earned it, that I was special. Boy was I wrong...

What "building in public" is really like

Two years of posting across TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, Reddit, and this blog have taught me one thing: content is brutal. But here's what I've learned and how I would start

Going from 1 → 10

Everyone talks about going from 0 to 1. But the real battle is going from 1 to 10 — when the adrenaline wears off and trench work begins.

DM-ing is an Art, Not a Science

Screenshots, stories, and scars from sliding into LinkedIn, cold emails, and investor inboxes for the past 2 years

Why I Still Build In Public

Walking through a couple strange, but sticky stories over the last few years and where things are heading

The Fallacy of Fundraising

Sharing a few stories about raising capital across my JPM career, Habits, and my summer stint with a VC accelerator

This Industry Is Too F*cking Loud

Speaking for myself, but everything feels like a sales pitch these days

The Inflection Point

We’ve got six months of runway, a million eyes on us, and one shot to pull this off. This is the sprint that defines everything.

The Guy in Cargo Shorts Was Right

Bear in mind, I'm drafting this up at 2am after a cancelled flight, two deplanings, and the greatest 36hr visit see our new office at One World Trade Center