Principles
January 3, 2026
Am I Carrying All I Can?
Someone close to me was knocking on heaven’s door last week. Her baby was born in emergency surgery, six weeks early. The…
December 29, 2025
Where the FIRE Movement Goes Wrong for Established Professionals
The FIRE movement (Financial Independence, Retire Early) caught fire for a reason. It promised an escape from burnout, bureaucracy, and bosses who…
December 28, 2025
The Hardest Lesson from 25+ Years of Failed Experiments
I started hustling as a teenager back in 1998 with a website design side gig. My biggest client was the local computer…
December 27, 2025
Why I Chase Economic Profit Over Operating Profit
After 15 years on the sponsor side of real estate private equity, I thought I had the game figured out. We consistently…