Most Incompetence Is Insubordination
In the AI era, knowledge barriers have collapsed. 'I can't' has become 'I won't.' Most workplace underperformance isn't a skills problem—it's a will problem.
jan 2026
WRITING
Real lessons from building businesses
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The Infinite Student
A reflection on why true mastery comes from continuous study. Exploring how learning compounds into leverage, why patterns repeat across time, and how the best operators like Franklin, Zemurray, and Bezos win by staying students of the game
nov 2025
The Band You Build
Early teams aren’t orchestras that follow sheet music. They’re jazz bands that improvise in the same key. Hire high-agency players who can lead, follow, and adapt, because the first people in don’t just play the song, they set the sound.
oct 2025
The Ad Tax
Running a business today means paying a tax. Not to the government, but to Google, Meta, Amazon, and yes, even your friendly neighborhood marketing agency.
sep 2025
The Creepy to Cool Scale
Some technologies feel invasive. Some feel irresistible. Even when they do the exact same thing.
sep 2025