Writing Down Your Riskiest Assumptions
I've been thinking a lot about assumptions lately. Not the kind we make in casual conversations or even those we rely on in our day-to-day lives, but the one...
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Defining Frugality in Practice
Defining Frugality in Practice I recently had a conversation with a founder who was contemplating a significant expense for his startup. He was considering s...
Identifying Your First Real Customer
Title: Identifying Your First Real Customer: An Exercise in Precision and Patience Last week, I found myself reflecting on a conversation with a fledgling fo...
Crafting a Self-Sustaining Startup in India
Title: Building a Frugal Startup in India I've always believed that necessity is the mother of invention. This conviction was reinforced during a recent conv...
Affordable Learning: The First Step
I've been thinking quite a bit about the intersection of education and entrepreneurship lately. It often strikes me how similar the journey of learning is to...
AI Tutors Can’t Compete with the Curiosity I See in My Kids
I've just come from a morning with my kids, and let me tell you, there's nothing quite like witnessing the unfiltered curiosity of a child. It’s both humblin...
Why Founders Should Learn to Ask Like My IVF Patients
I've been thinking a lot about the parallels between the founders I work with and the IVF patients I see in my practice. It struck me the other day when I wa...
What IVF Patients’ Bravery Taught Me About Startup Failures
I've been reflecting on the incredible resilience I witness in my IVF patients and how it parallels the journey of startup founders. I recall a particular pa...
When Investment Due Diligence Feels Like Diagnosing a Complex Fertility Case
I've always found it fascinating how two seemingly disparate worlds, fertility medicine and angel investing, often mirror each other in unexpected ways. When I...
AI Tutors Have Limits: My Kids’ Curiosity Doesn’t
Title: AI Tutors Have Limits, My Kids' Curiosity Doesn't I recently found myself in the middle of an enlightening conversation with my daughter. She was dee...