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buildOct 30, 2026

Most Deals Die in the 3 Quiet Days After the Meeting

I used to lose follow-ups after long meetings. Here's the simple AI system that recaps every meeting, pulls out the action steps, and drafts my follow-ups while I'm still in the room.

buildOct 26, 2026

The First 50 Doors Are Tuition: Why Reps Beat Reputation

Most people quit at door 12 and call it market research. Here's what coaching sales reps taught me about early reps, character, and finding the hours to build your thing.

buildOct 23, 2026

136 Videos Flopped. Here's What I'm Changing This Time

I posted 136 videos over four or five years with no consistency and no direction. Here are the five changes I'm making now, and how you can use them on anything you keep restarting.

buildOct 9, 2026

Half the Chairs Were Empty: 5 Team-Building Lessons From This Week

I ran 3 group interviews this week and only 30โ€“50% of the people scheduled showed up. Here's what that taught me about building a team, plus four other lessons I keep relearning.

buildOct 5, 2026

I Rebuilt My Website in One Evening With AI (51 โ†’ 100)

My old site scored 51 on mobile speed and took about 30 seconds to load. One evening and an AI team later, it scores 100, loads in about 1.2 seconds, and costs about $20 a year.


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