Notes from the acre, and from the work.
The notebook I keep up here. Weather at the top of every entry, then whatever the land or a founder taught me that week. New entries most fortnights.
Know your why. Then the plan. Then the numbers.
The order I learned on the acre, and why founders get it backwards.
Read the entry: Know your why. Then the plan. Then the numbers.Torn out and pinned, newest first.
Know your why. Then the plan. Then the numbers.
The order I learned on the acre, and why founders get it backwards.
method6 min 11 Sep 2026 rain all afternoonPlant the trees first.
Both times because I'd stopped asking why I wanted it. Now it's the first question I ask a founder.
the acre4 min 28 Aug 2026 clear, cold at nightWhat forty people taught me about closing a company properly.
I learned more from the closing than the growing.
building9 min 14 Aug 2026 mist, beans comingThe one-workflow rule for AI in a business.
Measure it against the manual way. Keep it only if it wins.
ai5 min 30 Jul 2026 dew every morningLettuce in, beans coming: a month on the acre.
One tripod so far, more when the poles dry.
the acre7 min 12 Jul 2026 sun, then cloud by twoIf it isn’t your why, you won’t have the gas.
For a business: revenue, cost, resilience. For a founder: your life's purpose.
teaching5 minNothing under this sign on this page yet.
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