Finance · September 2026
The annual budget is calendar fiction
The approach I use instead is IFTTT
Operations · September 2026
Business Ops: The Tech Debt Nobody's Refactoring
Why operations matter to investors in due diligence, and why you should care too.
Essay · September 2026
What Got You Here Is What’s Hurting You Now
What the organisation needs next — and what you have to let go
Founding team · September 2026
Who Decides When Founders Disagree
You don't need a RACI matrix. You need a rule for the fork — something better than a bare "disagree and commit."
Fundraising · September 2026
Before you raise money — understand the VC model
How venture capital funds make money — and what that means for founders on the other side of the table.
Entry point · May 2026
A Starting Point
Why I started this. And two patterns that send founders looking for a COO.