My Blog

The premature growth hire is one of the most expensive early mistakes. Complete framework for deciding when, who, and how to hire your first growth person.23 min read

A diagnostic checklist for founders in years 1-3 — 42 checks across product, market, team, revenue, and operations with a scoring framework and recovery playbook.23 min read

A founder's guide to recognizing burnout archetypes, diagnosing your current state, and building a sustainable operating system that keeps you in the game.23 min read

Framework for the 40-question cofounder compatibility audit, 4-stage conflict escalation model, and how to survive a breakup without killing the company.23 min read

A practical playbook for building an advisory board that actually delivers — covering advisor types, equity ranges, cold outreach scripts, onboarding, and removing advisors who ghost.23 min read

Angel investor Udit Goenka breaks down 10 recurring failure patterns in AI startups — from demo PMF to compute cost traps — and how to diagnose and avoid each one.23 min read

A founder's guide to maintaining physical and mental health while scaling — from sleep protocols to energy audits to wellness rituals that survive growth.23 min read

A practical framework for founder decision-making — covering reversible vs irreversible calls, pre-mortems, decision journals, and beating cognitive bias.23 min read

A founder and angel investor's breakdown of the exact month-by-month playbook AI startups use to reach $10K MRR — what works, what kills momentum, and why.23 min read