Essays

Why Agency Owners Fail at Building SaaS Companies (And How to Break Free)

Agency owners understand customer problems better than anyone. So why do they fail at SaaS? The uncomfortable truth about escaping the service business trap.

How You Will Fail (and what you can do about it)

Stop asking how to be the 1% who succeeds. Start asking how to avoid being the 99% who fail. Here are the 10 failure patterns every indie hacker must avoid.

How to Get Your First 10 SaaS Customers: The Zero-Budget Founder's Playbook

Learn the exact 4-step playbook to get your first 10 SaaS customers without a marketing budget. Proven community-led growth strategies for bootstrapped founders

AI is Coming for Your Job. Here's Why That's Both Terrifying and Inevitable

A Microsoft developer's sudden AI-related layoff reveals the harsh reality: AI job displacement is accelerating. Learn why things will get worse before they get better, and discover the only path forward for workers in an AI-first world. Essential reading for anyone worried about their career.

The Power of Peer Accountability: Lessons from our Mid-Year Mastermind

Building an Audience vs Having a Presence

Update on My Job Board (Jan 2025)

Building a business is more like Sculpting than Pottery

The Hard Truth About Easy Money