My First Million
The best business ideas come from noticing what's working and doing it better, faster, or for a different audience.
Push vs Pull Startup Experience
Distinguishing between startups where you're pushing against resistance versus being pulled forward by market demand
Decision Rule
Recognize when you're experiencing true market pull vs just easier pushing - pull feels fundamentally different
How It Works
True market pull creates an 'avalanche effect' where demand accelerates faster than your ability to satisfy it, versus push where you're always working to create demand
Failure Modes
Mistaking easier pushing for true pull
Not scaling fast enough when experiencing real pull
Burning out trying to create pull through pure effort
Example Decision
“If you're closing $1M in contracts per week without working 10x harder, you're experiencing pull, not push - scale accordingly”
Related Knowledge
Software durability is dead - all established software companies are now vulnerable to AI disruption
Traditional software moats (brand, revenue retention, product cycles) no longer provide protection
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
AI as Universal Therapist
The recognition that using AI for personal and emotional support is becoming as normal as using it for work tasks