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Why does growth hurt?

Jun 26, 2026

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1 min read

Why does growth hurt?

Founders are quietly miserable in the middle of it.

Ian Adams
Ian Adams
Big enough to fly.

Jun 4, 2026

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1 min read

Big enough to fly.

The funnel buys momentum. The flywheel builds it.

Ian Adams
Ian Adams
Before it gets messy.

Apr 21, 2026

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1 min read

Before it gets messy.

One honest question decides everything after it.

Ian Adams
Ian Adams
Hold the tension.

Apr 13, 2026

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1 min read

Hold the tension.

Let the paradox become your playground.

Ian Adams
Ian Adams
Not every new thing is your thing.

Apr 8, 2026

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3 min read

Not every new thing is your thing.

On discomfort, instinct, and knowing the difference.

Ian Adams
Ian Adams
You are the edge.

Mar 30, 2026

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3 min read

You are the edge.

Stop softening it.

Ian Adams
Ian Adams
Sit with it a little longer.

Mar 23, 2026

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4 min read

Sit with it a little longer.

The world will get its window. Just make sure you have earned your own view first.

Ian Adams
Ian Adams
You don't have a strategy.

Mar 16, 2026

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3 min read

You don't have a strategy.

Everyone says they have a strategy. Almost nobody does.

Andy Lewis
Andy Lewis
Who pays, twice?

Mar 9, 2026

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3 min read

Who pays, twice?

The hidden tax on skipping brand early.

Ian Adams
Ian Adams
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Uncomfortable truths worth sitting with.


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