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.
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.