Essays

Build in Public

  • The Age of the Independent Builder

    The era of being a part of someone else's machine is finally over. It is time to build your own.

    I spent years trying to fix education from the inside. I built tools, I talked to deans, and I tried to find the "hero teachers" who could change things. But the system has an immune system. Every time you introduce a new idea, the institution finds a way to turn it into a standa...more

  • The Incentive Gap: Why Building Beats Collecting

    Real growth happens when you move from passive consumption to active creation.

    Most of what we call "education" is actually just a sophisticated form of hoarding. In the professional world, this usually manifests around the five-to-seven-year mark. You have collected the degree, the initial job titles, and a decent resume. But then, a plateau hits. To overc...more