How I built 10 startups in 2026:
I stopped overthinking
I stopped commuting
I stopped touching what already worked
I stopped cooking
I stopped waking up to alarms
I stopped cleaning
I stopped hanging out by default
Less input. Less friction. More building.
I just sat down and worked.
What are you building?
I want to connect with more:
founders
builders
vibe coders
AI enthusiasts
freelancers
startup employees
If you’re someone who is building, I want to know you.
I want to connect with more:
founders
builders
vibe coders
AI enthusiasts
freelancers
startup employees
If you’re someone who is building, I want to know you.
the “sequoia scam” isn’t just one ugly anecdote…
over the past 6 months, i’ve seen multiple rounds where sequoia comes in across two tranches, but everyone only talks about the higher-priced one.
founders then repeat that inflated valuation to employees, angels, and the market like it’s the real price.
but the actual blended price sequoia gets is way lower.
in some cases, basically half the valuation being marketed publicly 🤔
I was once pitching in a board room at a top 3 VC firm for a $15M Series A.
12 people in the meeting. One of the GPs fully fell asleep. Out cold for 30+ minutes. Nobody acknowledged it. Everyone just kept going.
I kept presenting my Series A slides to an unconscious man in a Herman Miller chair and somehow that was considered normal. That's venture capital.
You might fly across the country to perform for people who may or may not be conscious.
It's a dance.
And sometimes you lead and sometimes you follow and sometimes your partner is unconscious.
If you're raising right now, just know: every founder has a story like this. The process is weird. The power dynamic is weird. You're not crazy for thinking it's weird.
No one talks about it because they want to continue raising. But I'm happy to stick my neck out there.
It is weird.
Jeff Bezos explains why compromise is one of the worst ways to resolve disagreement:
“An example of a really bad way to reach agreement is compromise. If I say the ceiling is 11 feet and you say 12 feet, we say let’s call it 11 and a half. That’s compromise.”
“The benefit of compromise is that it’s low energy. But it doesn’t lead to truth.”
“Another terrible resolution mechanism is stubbornness. Two executives disagree, they have a war of attrition, and whoever gets exhausted first gives in. You haven’t found truth, and it’s extremely demoralizing.”
“Escalation is better than a war of attrition. Escalate to your boss and say: we can’t agree, we respect each other, but we strongly disagree and need you to make a decision.”
“Exhausting the other person is not truth-seeking. Compromise is not truth-seeking.”
Day 1 of vibe coding my AI App to $1,000,000 ARR.
-> Current ARR: $34,227 <-
No polished highlights. Just the raw build, bugs, decisions, and progress.
I’ll keep posting every session until it hits $1M ARR.