My First Million

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

Intelligence as unfair advantage

Some people are born significantly smarter just like some are born taller, and this creates measurable performance advantages

Don't downplay intelligence when hiring - it's a legitimate competitive advantage like physical attributes in sports

Hard work and experience matter more than raw intelligence

Hire the smartest person available for CEO role even if they lack specific experience

Cannibals Island Test

The ability to thrive in completely hostile environments with no resources or allies - the ultimate test of leadership c

Solidarity Shift Framework

When a key insider publicly defects from controversial leadership decision, it immediately shifts public perception from

Acquire competitor's entire team and technology during their internal crisis

Acquire the people, technology, and institutional knowledge of competitor without paying acquisition premium

You could parachute him into an Island full of cannibals and he'd be the king

Ultimate test of leadership is thriving in completely hostile environment with no resources

Within three minutes I remember thinking ah so this is what Bill Gates must have been like when he w

Exceptional people reveal their potential through immediate interactions

Nonprofit corporate structures for high-value tech companies are fundamentally unstable and will be

Boards without equity incentives make decisions disconnected from value creation, leading to talent exodus to for-profit