Growing Ventures

Brand

Everyone Is a Media Company Now. Most Just Don't Know It Yet.

Pricing

AI Made Software Easier to Build But Harder to Price

Growth

Build a Boring Business

AI

Building Software Businesses for an AI Future

Growth

In a World of Software Abundance, Focus On Distribution

Hiring

AI Changed What We Build. Then It Changed Who We Hire.

Portfolio Venture

Six Months to Ship a Full Rebuild

Portfolio Venture

Rebuilding a Product Without Losing Customers

New Acquisition

Buying a Business With a Broken Codebase

Team

Finding a Partner by Building in Public

Experiment

187 Signups, Zero Retained Users

Acquisition

When AI Changes What's Worth Buying

Portfolio Venture

Growing SaaS With Mini Tools and Directories

Portfolio Venture

A Billion Requests in Four Days

Portfolio Venture

What 71 Customers Told Us After the Deal

Growth

Add an AI Feature and They Will Come

Portfolio Venture

Rethinking SaaS Pricing After an Acquisition

Acquisition

55 Questions Before Buying a Business

Portfolio Venture

Three Quick Wins After Buying a Business

New Acquisition

The First Acquisition Took Seven Weeks to Close

Acquisition

Getting the Price and Terms Right

Acquisition

Knowing Where and What to Buy

Strategy

Why I Buy Instead of Build

Manifesto

The Independent Technology Business Manfesto