Real lessons from building businesses
A reflection on why true mastery comes from continuous study. Exploring how learning compounds into leverage, why patterns repeat across time, and how the best operators like Franklin, Zemurray, and Bezos win by staying students of the game
Early teams aren’t orchestras that follow sheet music. They’re jazz bands that improvise in the same key. Hire high-agency players who can lead, follow, and adapt, because the first people in don’t just play the song, they set the sound.
Running a business today means paying a tax. Not to the government, but to Google, Meta, Amazon, and yes, even your friendly neighborhood marketing agency.
Some technologies feel invasive. Some feel irresistible. Even when they do the exact same thing.