we’re building payroll for the modern workforce & we're raising in SF > gusto built payroll for employees ($9b) > deel built payroll for contractors ($17b) no one has built payroll for performance we’re doing that. starting with pay-per-view - companies want to pay for

No excuses, just get it done. — a CEO mindset from Sam Altman

Success is going from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm

Love my essentialism planner by @GregoryMcKeown 🚀

🎙️ Zero Breach Zone Pod Highlight: Turning Funding Into Future-Ready Infrastructure Maurice Payne, CTO of Decatur Public Schools, recently led a data center upgrade that included installing battery backups. ⚡ The project? Funded through E-rate. 💡

I used to wake up and dive straight into work. Slack. Email. Meetings. Chaos. Now? I protect my morning like my life depends on it — because in some ways, it does. Here’s the morning routine that keeps me sane as a startup CEO 🧵 1/ I wake up at 5:30 or 6 a.m. No phone. No

One of the best things we’ve done at CyberNut? Launching a monthly Customer Advisory Call. No fluff. No pitch. Just listening. It’s transformed how we prioritize our roadmap. The format: 45 minutes, 6–8 engaged customers, our PM, engineering lead, and me. We show 2–3

I met an e-commerce founder at an event in Beverly Hills last night. He is generating over $120M annually. Here are 7 concise takeaways for scaling a startup past 20 people: - **20+ people is a breaking point** What worked at 10–15 fails now. Communication, culture, and

Our B2B Cybersecurity SaaS Just passed $1.5M ARR after closing $1M in new sales this year. We did it: • With only angel + pre-seed funding • In 15 months • Selling to K–12 schools — one of the hardest B2B markets • Winning 70+ accounts from multi-billion dollar legacy

#ADHD has been my greatest asset — and my greatest liability. It gave me vision, energy, risk tolerance, and creativity. But it also brought burnout, shame spirals, and a browser with 47 open tabs. If you’re wired like me, here’s what’s actually helped 👇 🧵

The One Question That Keeps Me Sane as a Startup Founder Most founders drown in noise. Endless fires. Constant Slack. A never-ending to-do list. I’ve been there. But this one question changed how I work: “What’s the ONE thing only I can do—that would meaningfully move the

I've listened to 10,000 hours of self-help and professional development content over the past decade, contributing to at least 60% of my success on my entrepreneurial journey.

yesterday 25 people came to have a taste of my nigerian culture 🇳🇬

Used to walk into networking events trying to meet everyone. Now I just try to meet one interesting, high-quality person. Go an inch wide and a mile deep. One real connection beats 20 forgettable handshakes.

Most people think startups are about hustle. They’re not. They’re about surviving the emotional chaos long enough to make it work. The single most important skill I’ve learned as a founder? Staying in a good mood even when nothing’s going right. Alex Hormozi said it best: “Be

Stop making fundraising decks. They’re a waste of time. Write a memo. It forces you to communicate clearly your business. It tells a story, not a slide dump. And it turns the call into a real conversation, not a one way pitch.

Everyone’s chasing AI, crypto, or the next hot consumer app. I picked an unsexy niche, cybersecurity training for public schools. It’s a painful, ignored, regulated niche with budgets and urgency. Now we’re in over 200 school districts and disrupting a multibillion incumbent

6/ If you’re never bored, you’ll never build. Protect your kid's boredom. That’s where the magic can start to happen.