notes from building things that mostly did not work at first — and what i took from the ones that did. shipped thinking, not polished thinking.
six years, one product, and every wrong assumption i held on to for too long. the launches that did nothing, the small change that lifted engagement 130%, and the difference between growth and noise.
in draft — coming soonevery belief i held at 22 that cost me time, and what replaced it.
in draftsearch moved inside the models. what that breaks, and what it opens up.
in draftthree years of pcbs, then six of deploys. the two habits do not mix easily.
plannedwhat actually worked: grants, multilaterals, and being impossible to ignore.
plannedlahore to austin to new york. what you lose, and what you stop needing.
plannedthe boring systems work nobody writes about, and why it compounds fastest.
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