My First Million

The best business ideas come from noticing what's working and doing it better, faster, or for a different audience.

Software durability is dead - all established software companies are now vulnerable to AI disruption

Companies with $100-300M revenue experiencing growth stalls for first time; Salesforce growing 7%, Okta 10%

Traditional software moats (brand, revenue retention, product cycles) no longer provide protection

Established companies will adapt AI and use resources to maintain competitive advantages

Target large, established software companies with AI-first alternatives rather than competing with other startups

AI as Universal Therapist

The recognition that using AI for personal and emotional support is becoming as normal as using it for work tasks

Push vs Pull Startup Experience

Distinguishing between startups where you're pushing against resistance versus being pulled forward by market demand

Zero-to-One AI Disruption Framework

A framework describing how AI has fundamentally changed the startup success pattern from 'impossible-unlikely-inevitable

AI Content Weighting Framework

A method for creating domain-specific AI by heavily weighting custom content against generic training data to achieve su

Transform traditional business operations using AI to achieve dramatic efficiency gains

Reducing team size by 70-90% while maintaining or increasing revenue, with AI handling content creation, customer screen

Build a high-conviction investment strategy by only investing in founders who are super fans of your expertise

Higher hit rate on investments by only backing founders with demonstrated commitment and domain alignment