Insurtech’s Billion-Dollar Lesson: Why Fancy Tech Isn’t Enough to Save You
The news of Prudential shuttering its $3.5 BILLION insurtech acquisition, Assurance IQ, is a cold shower for anyone thinking a…
The Joy of Being Spectacularly Stuck
So, I just finished Adam Alter's "Anatomy of a Breakthrough", and it turns out I'm not the only one who…
The Resume They Don’t Teach You: Lessons from Burnt Batches & Broken Deals
We love founder success stories. But for every unicorn, there are hundreds of ideas that flopped, pivots that never took…
Ready or Not, Change is Coming. Are You?
The guys who wrote "Change" get it. The world is moving at warp speed, and most businesses (and let's be…
Bootstrapping Brilliance: Funding Your Vision on a Baker’s Budget
Let's be brutally honest: turning scientific breakthroughs into real-world products is expensive. When my low-glycemic flour journey began, I wasn't…
AI Is Eating the World…Are You Ready to Feed Your Company This Steroid?
This CB Insights report on the AI strategies of the corporate behemoths finally convinced me: the hype train has left…
The Accidental Founder: When Your Side Hustle Becomes Your Life’s Work
I never set out to run a food tech company. Law school teaches you about contracts, not croissants. But somewhere…
Screw “Feel-Good” Leadership: The Hard Truths About Winning No One Tells You
Look, I'm not here to give you some touchy-feely advice about self-discovery or the "wisdom of the body". I'm here…
Dare to Deal – Part 3: Mind Games That Win You The Deal
We've talked about deal structure, strategic unfairness... but the most powerful weapon in negotiation is often what's going on in…
Solving Your Own Problem: Turning a Personal Quest into a Disruptive Product
I get asked all the time how I went from closing deals to baking bread. The easiest answer is, "I…