Category: Observations
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Private Credit: The Stadium on Fire
Picture a stadium on game day. Fans trickle in over hours — some arrive early to grab the best seats, others stroll in at halftime, and a few slip through turnstiles just before the final whistle. Entry is orderly. Unhurried. People choose their gates, their timing, their seats. Now imagine a fire breaks out. Nobody…
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Mail Advertising Done Right
Every week, my mailbox collects a small stack of advertising mailers — glossy brochures, oversized postcards, discount coupons, and the occasional cleverly worded pitch. Most of them barely get a second glance. They follow a familiar formula: promote a product, make something sound like a good deal, try to sell things I don’t need, or…
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The Hardest Part of Enterprise Sales — And How Startups Can Overcome It
If you’re a startup founder or an early-stage sales leader, trying to sell into large enterprises can feel like navigating a maze blindfolded. You have a better product. You’re agile. You care more. And yet—time after time—you lose deals to slower, outdated incumbents. Why? It’s not always about the product.It’s often about optics and risk…
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Is YouTube Premium really Ad-free? The Problem and a Solution!
Lately, I’ve been annoyed by YouTube. Don’t get me wrong… I love YouTube as a platform. In fact, I spend most of my streaming time on YouTube. From news to upcoming movies, it’s YouTube all the way! And that’s why I’m a YouTube Premium subscriber. My expectation after paying $14/month for YouTube Premium? No Ads.…
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When Police Knocked On My Door: My Introduction to Axon’s Tech Ecosystem
A couple of days ago, police showed up at my door super early in the morning. Of course, I was fast asleep and didn’t answer the first time they rang the doorbell. A few minutes later, the bell rang again, and this time, I forced myself to wake up to see what was going on.…