Archive
Topic: survival
How We Burned $250,000 on a Development Agency
Nine months, $250k, and a codebase we eventually threw away. What I learned about agencies, incentives, and why structure is often the enemy of early-stage speed.
You Don't Own a Business — You Own a Job
If your business stops when you stop, you don't own a business. You own a very demanding job. Most service founders resist this truth until it's too late to change course.
Reusable Food Containers: Great Idea, Tough Reality
The sustainability angle was real, the market appetite was real, but the incentives were completely misaligned. A lesson in who carries the risk and who captures the benefit.