Founders
The non-linear signals that often matter more than metrics—and how to read them.
Why this matters
Building something meaningful requires more than a good pitch deck. The best founders combine conviction with clarity, vision with execution, and ambition with resilience.
In your personal life, these same psychological patterns determine success in any meaningful endeavor. Whether you're starting a business, pursuing a career change, or building a movement, the signals that predict founder success are the same signals that predict breakthrough achievement in any domain. Understanding founder psychology helps you recognize what drives extraordinary outcomes.
This isn't just about business success—it's about the human capacity to create something new despite uncertainty, resistance, and failure. The same psychological frameworks that help investors evaluate founders can help anyone assess their own path and potential.
What you'll learn
Conviction signals
How to spot real commitment vs. performance.
Narrative quality
The difference between vision and delusion.
Founder psychology
What drives outcomes beyond the pitch deck.
Who this is for
These ideas live not just in writing, but in the systems and communities we build.
If you're building or investing, you want a system—not a pile of opinions.