General Thoughts

Notes, observations, and whatever is on my mind. Not polished, just honest.

May 2026

On taste

Taste is knowing what to remove. The best products I've used feel like someone fought to keep them simple. That fight is underrated.

May 2026

The companies that win in AI won't be the ones with the best models. They'll be the ones who figured out distribution while everyone else was benchmarking.

April 2026

Reading stack

Currently working through: Thinking in Systems (Meadows), The Dream Machine (Waldrop), and re-reading Zero to One. The throughline is how systems compound.

April 2026

There's something valuable about building in public even when you have nothing to show yet. The commitment to showing up creates its own momentum.

March 2026

Consulting observation

Most companies don't have an AI problem. They have a data problem wearing an AI hat. The first question is always: what do you actually have to work with?