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May 25, 2026

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Why I almost pivoted — and why I didn't

Three weeks ago I was ready to kill ShipFast. Here's the one conversation that changed my mind.

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This Week

May 25, 2026

7 min read

Why I almost pivoted — and why I didn't

Three weeks ago I was ready to kill ShipFast. Here's the one conversation that changed my mind.

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#30

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Why I almost pivoted — and why I didn't

Three weeks ago I was ready to kill ShipFast. Here's the one conversation that changed my mind.

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#25

Product

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I spent 3 weeks on it. Zero users touched it. Here's what that taught me about building.

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Growth

Building in public is a distribution strategy, not a diary

The mindset shift that changed how I share everything — and tripled my inbound.

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Marketing

The cold email that got me 40 customers in a week

Word for word. What I sent, why it worked, what I'd change if I sent it today.

5 min read

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May 25

#28

Revenue

How to price when you have no idea what you're worth

I raised prices twice. Both times I was terrified. Both times nothing bad happened.

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May 25

#29

Build Log

Month 7: what went wrong and what didn't Copy

Churn spiked. I panicked. Then I figured out why — and it taught me more than any win has.

11 min read

View Issue

May 25

#30

Mindset

Why I almost pivoted — and why I didn't

Three weeks ago I was ready to kill ShipFast. Here's the one conversation that changed my mind.

7 min read

View Issue

August 12

#25

Product

The feature I built that nobody asked for

I spent 3 weeks on it. Zero users touched it. Here's what that taught me about building.

6 min read

View Issue

May 25

#27

Marketing

The cold email that got me 40 customers in a week

Word for word. What I sent, why it worked, what I'd change if I sent it today.

5 min read

View Issue

May 25

#29

Build Log

Month 7: what went wrong and what didn't Copy

Churn spiked. I panicked. Then I figured out why — and it taught me more than any win has.

11 min read

View Issue

June 5

#26

Growth

Building in public is a distribution strategy, not a diary

The mindset shift that changed how I share everything — and tripled my inbound.

7 min read

View Issue

May 25

#28

Revenue

How to price when you have no idea what you're worth

I raised prices twice. Both times I was terrified. Both times nothing bad happened.

11 min read

View Issue

May 25

#30

Mindset

Why I almost pivoted — and why I didn't

Three weeks ago I was ready to kill ShipFast. Here's the one conversation that changed my mind.

7 min read