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From the author of Capital Is the Game, the #1 bestseller. Capital, leverage, and the quiet structures that move money. How deals actually get funded, and where most founders lose control without realizing it. One idea a week, from inside real deals.

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Never Defend Your Price

Over 12 million people have watched a 40 second reel about a lowball. Here's the part that didn't fit in 40 seconds.

He couldn’t pay his mortgage. He asked me the wrong question.

He's not the first. He won't be the last.

You post for 4 days then disappear for 3 weeks

Everyone says be more consistent. That's the wrong fix.

You know your bottleneck. You're still stuck.

Knowing was never the problem. Here's what actually gets you out.

It’s live. Go find the one that’s actually yours.

The eight founder bottlenecks, watch this. You probably only have one

If you disappeared for 30 days, would the business grow, stall, or stop?

You didn’t build a business. You built a job you can’t quit.

By the time I explain it, I could’ve just done it myself

The trap that only catches good founders

The “sorry I’ve been MIA” post

You’re not lazy. You’re waiting for the wrong thing. Why you keep disappearing and coming back

You've been working on the wrong problem

Almost no stuck founder has the problem they're certain they have. I spent months figuring out why

The #1 book on Amazon right now is the one nobody in business wanted to write

Twelve laws of capital for operators, founders, and anyone tired of being told how the game works by people who never played it