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Making business more human. I run PIRATE, a family of durable companies. Entrepreneur, sparring partner, dad. Observations, experiences, thoughts, learnings.

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We don’t need leaders who just use more tools. We need leaders who remember what it means to be human - to listen, to hurt, to pause, to doubt, to connect. That is the old-fashioned stuff. And it's about to make a big comeback.
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Many entrepreneurs are either "starters" or "finishers," rarely both. Recognizing this is key to deciding whether to sell or delegate leadership. Are you a builder or a steward?.
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AI promises frictionless work, but that smoothness can be a mirage. The real reward lies in the struggle, the iterative refinement, the earned expertise.
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You know you're growing when solitude feels like a reward, not a punishment. The mind becomes a friend, the silence becomes music.
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Love makes you vulnerable. That’s not the bug. That’s the feature.
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Prioritized well-being: Sleep, then food, then exercise. The order matters.
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Even the most beautiful visions of the future are worthless if they don't become real forces in the present.
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Goals are destinations; values are compasses.
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Merely collecting facts leads to a hollow world. Without seeking the spirit in things, knowledge becomes lifeless.
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The future of software pricing:.- Seats for humans.- Consumption for AI Agents. Seats are capped by headcount. AI usage is unbounded (it only constraint is compute). That’s where the real revenue scale will come from.
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Control is the biggest killer of love. Specifically, the yearning to manipulate, to possess, to keep things “the same.”.
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Modern life gives you everything but meaning. Meaning comes from effort, challenge, and friction.
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Your personalized AI agent might soon find you the best products, travel deals, or news, directly accessing sources and bypassing the big aggregator platforms entirely.
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Will AI breakthroughs matter to us if they operate on principles and goals fundamentally alien to human experience?.
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Writing reveals our misunderstandings, forcing clarity through the act of articulation.
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We're programmed to worship focus. But true innovation often emerges from the unexpected collisions of seemingly unrelated ideas.
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If past-you still looks smart, present-you hasn’t evolved. Growth demands discomfort.
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In life, your current position is less relevant than your overall trend.
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AI can predict what you’ll say. But only you can decide why it matters. In a world of infinite outputs, human intention is the rarest input.
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Still talking to customers when it’s uncomfortable?. Still listening when you want to hide?. That’s not micromanagement. That’s leadership. That’s your edge. That's your job.
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