life design
How to be a founder with kids
I had little cash left and a kid on the way – but I survived and so can you.

What is your grounding vision?
What would be enough—even if it all went away?

Rethinking Drinking – Alcohol, Depression, and Startup Culture
For years, I have consumed alcohol under the assumption that it provides a source of fun or calm, but I’ve had a growing intuition alcohol might be more foe than friend.

What’s the point of having a vision? (And how to create one.)
A skeptical convert's argument for the power of a clear vision.

Sanity Notes #018: Protect your most valuable resource: time
Your company will never get it back, and you cannot buy more of it in life.

Sanity Notes #010- Rethinking ambition
How to navigate the tension between reaching high and living a more content life.

The biggest mistake founders make in designing their lives
My own miscalculation of this one element is my greatest regret looking back on my time as a founder and CEO.
