One thing that always strikes me about large language models is how confidently they speak—even when they’re completely wrong. You can ask a question, get back a fluent, polished response, and it sounds absolutely certain. Then you correct it—sometimes with something basic—and the AI will backtrack

I used to think “great engineers” were just... great engineers. Smart. Fast. Skilled. But that thinking nearly killed my startup. In the early days, we were all about speed. MVPs hacked together over coffee-fueled weekends. We shipped bugs. We broke stuff. But we moved. And that momentum gave us our

One phrase from an engineering leader changed how I make every decision as a founder. It saved me from countless bad hires, failed features, and wasted months. Here's why you need to adopt it too. I was drowning in decisions. Hiring choices, product features, market expansion strategies—the

Every time I pitched to VCs, I'd paint the billion-dollar vision. Then I'd go home and spend hours debugging a broken login flow that affected three users. This contradiction nearly broke me—until I realized it was exactly where I needed to be. If you'

When AI first started making waves in product and engineering circles, I thought the impact would be obvious: ✅ Fewer engineers. ✅ Smaller teams. ✅ Cheaper builds. But as with most technological revolutions, the first-order assumptions were wrong. Dead wrong. What’s actually happened over the past year is something far more profound—

Entrepreneur biographies are by far my favorite genre of books. I often finish them in just one or two sittings because they’re hard to put down. They offer more than just an inspiring story—they provide a real blueprint of what it takes to build something from scratch. Here

Even with $16 million sitting in the company account, I felt like a big imposter. It took years before I truly felt like a bonafide entrepreneur. If you’ve ever felt the same, you’re not alone. Here’s how I overcame it. I used to think entrepreneurship was reserved

PSA to founders: stop boasting about how much money you've raised. It might feel like it provides validation. It certainly gives you confidence since it means someone else believed in your startup and put in their hard-earned money. I know this first hand. When we raised $32 million

Aspiring entrepreneurs often fall into two extreme mindsets. Some overanalyze everything and never make progress, while others "just ship" random products without any strategic thought. The latter approach is preferable because it means you're at least taking shots. But neither extreme is ideal. Just like in