April 2026
How to Find a Startup Coach (And What to Look For)
Not all coaches are created equal. Here's how to evaluate fit, spot red flags, and find someone who actually accelerates your journey.
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Tactical thinking for founders. From a coach who has been in the trenches with 1500+ startups.
April 2026
How Much Does Startup Coaching Cost?
A transparent breakdown of startup coaching pricing models, what drives cost, and how to think about ROI as a founder.
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7 Mistakes First-Time Founders Make (And How to Avoid Them)
The most common traps that sink first-time founders — from over-building to under-selling — and what to do instead.
Read moreMarch 2026
Why Most Startup Advice Is Killing Your Company
Context-free advice from Twitter threads and podcast clips is the most dangerous thing in a founder's diet. Here's why, and what to do instead.
Read moreFebruary 2026
The Founder Loneliness Tax
Founder isolation isn't just a feeling — it's a decision-making tax. Every choice you make alone carries compound interest in the wrong direction.
Read moreJanuary 2026
When to Hire a Startup Consultant (And When You're Wasting Money)
Most founders hire startup consultants too late or for the wrong reasons. Here's the decision framework for when consulting actually creates value.
Read moreDecember 2025
Why Technical Founders Fail at Sales (And the Fix Isn't What You Think)
Technical founders aren't bad at selling. They've been taught selling is beneath them. The real fix is reframing sales as product discovery.
Read moreNovember 2025
The Real Cost of Not Having a Startup Coach
Founders agonize over coaching fees while ignoring the real cost: 6-month detours, bad hires, missed market windows, and the slow death of founder confidence.
Read moreOctober 2025
Product-Market Fit Is a Feeling Before It's a Metric
Everyone talks about PMF like it's a dashboard number. The truth: you feel it in your calendar and inbox long before any metric confirms it.
Read moreSeptember 2025
Your Startup Advisor Is Probably Failing You. Here's Why.
Most startup advisor relationships are performative theater. The founder gets a logo for the pitch deck. The advisor gets equity for a monthly coffee.
Read moreAugust 2025
The CEO Transition That Breaks Most Founders
The skills that take you from 0 to 1 will actively sabotage you from 1 to 10. Most founders don't fail — they refuse to evolve.
Read moreJuly 2025
Go-to-Market Is Not a Launch Plan
Most founders treat GTM as a launch event. It's not. Go-to-market is the operating system of your company's growth.
Read moreJune 2025
Why I Charge for the First Call
Free intro calls attract window shoppers. A paid first session filters for founders who are serious about doing the work.
Read moreMay 2025
The Difference Between a Busy Founder and a Dangerous One
Every founder is busy. The dangerous ones mistake velocity for direction. They move fast and build nothing.
Read moreApril 2025
What 1,500 Founders Taught Me About Finding Product-Market Fit
After coaching 1,500+ founders, the patterns around product-market fit are clear. PMF isn't found by building more — it's found by listening harder.
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