Field Notes
Short essays on the founder’s mind — loneliness, pressure, decisions, and what happens when you finally say a thing out loud. Written slowly, kept useful.
2026-08-04Nobody warns you about the org chartFounder loneliness isn't a mood. It's a structural feature of the position, and it filters every conversation you have.2026-08-04Before you tell an AI your secretsFive questions to ask any AI tool before you say something to it that you haven't said to anyone. Most tools fail at least three.2026-08-04It's not therapy. Here's what it is.The honest boundary between a confidant and a clinician, and how to tell which one tonight calls for.2026-08-04The confident version of youEvery founder maintains a character. The cost isn't the acting — it's that nobody ever meets the person doing it.2026-08-04Why saying it out loud worksThe most replicated idea in psychology, and why founders in particular need it.