The Room
The relationships come before the deals.
This is the writing, the conversations, and the gatherings that happen before a pitch is ever on the table. Not a company blog - the evidence of a partner already in the room.
Twitter Ex-CEO Dick Costolo: The Operator's Case Against Founder Mode
A conversation on when operator discipline beats founder mythology — and why scaling companies need systems, not slogans.
What David Senra Learned Studying 400+ Founders
Patterns from four hundred founder stories — obsession, patience, and the long arc of building something that lasts.
Essay
Writing
The Relationships Come Before the Deals
Why we publish writing, host conversations, and show up in person long before a term sheet is ever on the table.
DoorDash CEO: Customer Obsession, Surviving Startup Death & Creating A New Market
Tony Xu on building through near-death moments, staying close to the customer, and creating a market instead of chasing one.
Alexandr Wang: "This is a Once-in-a-Civilization Opportunity"
Scale AI's founder on building in the middle of a platform shift — and why speed and clarity matter more than ever.
Boris Cherny: We Cut 80% of Claude Code's Prompt
On simplifying systems that look sophisticated, and why less prompt can produce more reliable product behavior.
The Age Of The 40-Year-Old Solo Founder Is Here
Why experience, networks, and judgment are becoming advantages in an era of cheaper building blocks.
How To Build The Future: Sam Altman
Sam Altman on ambition, compounding leverage, and what it takes to work on problems that actually matter.
Dot Plots: How to Actually See What Your Users Are Doing
A practical conversation on instrumentation, product clarity, and seeing user behavior without drowning in dashboards.
Building the Automated AGI Lab: Core Automation's Jerry Tworek and Rohan Anil
A gathering conversation on research ambition, team design, and building labs that can move faster than traditional institutions.
Essay
Gatherings
What Belonging in the Room Looks Like
Gatherings are not events on a calendar. They are how founders learn who will still be in the room when things get hard.