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Thoughts and Opinions
Opinions on mindset, growth, and AI. Essays, not tactics — the tactical stuff lives on productgrowth.blog.
Your Skills Have a Half-Life. Your Grit Doesn't.
Skills depreciate. Degrees expire. The willingness to grind when it sucks is the only thing that compounds.
mindsetaigritstartups7 minI Lied at My First Job Interview
The uncomfortable truth about career growth: big brands won't make you better. Freedom to experiment will.
careergrowthstartupsexperimentation4 minThe Upside of Naivete
George Dantzig solved "unsolvable" problems because he thought they were homework. The same principle builds empires.
growthstartupsmindsethiring6 minAlgorithm of Elon Musk's Billion Dollar Success and how you should use it.
Elon's success isn't recklessness, it's a method. Breaking down 'the algorithm' he uses at Tesla and SpaceX, and how you can apply it.
startupsleadershipfirst-principlesproductivity13 minData-Driven + Intuition-Driven: Making the Best Business Decisions
Why the best business decisions start with data and end with intuition — and how to blend the two.
decision-makingdataintuitionbusiness3 minSteve Jobs on Marketing
In the words of the genius himself: the speech Steve Jobs gave before announcing the Think Different campaign.
marketingbrandingapple3 min