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New Year, Same Compounding
The three books that carried me through 2025, and the shelf you helped build
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December 2025
Album of the Year: Cathedral Building
A 2025 Retrospective in 12 Tracks
Dec 29, 2025
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Acceleration Isn’t Collapse
We Might Not Be in a Bubble. We Might Be in the Future.
Dec 22, 2025
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There Is No Such Thing as a Coastal Deal Anymore
Conference realignment came for venture too.
Dec 18, 2025
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The Hollow Middle Is a Leadership Problem
Why venture’s future depends on firms willing to choose judgment over drift
Dec 15, 2025
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The Congruence Gap
Why so many GPs sound the same when the work they do is anything but
Dec 11, 2025
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People As The Platform: Why We’re Still Early In AI
How the AI value gap, a K-shaped economy, and a few conversations this quarter reminded me that humans still determine the frontier
Dec 8, 2025
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Every City Has a Superpower
Why cities thrive when they stop imitating Silicon Valley and start honoring their own strengths
Dec 4, 2025
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The Jason Kapono Problem
Why investors overweight mystery and underweight mastery
Dec 1, 2025
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November 2025
Thank You for Listening
A small thank you for the conversations that changed me.
Nov 27, 2025
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The Briefcase Mindset
Why analog structure is a competitive advantage in an AI world
Nov 24, 2025
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The New Series A Diligence Checklist
Why usage truth beats revenue fiction in the AI era
Nov 20, 2025
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