Category
Frameworks
You Don't Need a Developer to Build a Dashboard Anymore
The tools are finally good enough. Here is how to build your own business dashboard this weekend.
Marcus Cole · 5 min readThe Solo Founder Playbook: 5 Frameworks That Work When It Is Just You
No co-founder. No team. No problem. These five frameworks keep solo builders moving forward.
David Trinh · 8 min readForget Funnels. Growth Loops Are How Small Businesses Actually Grow.
Funnels leak. Loops compound. Here is the growth model that actually works when you do not have a ma...
Ava Reyes · 6 min readHow to Launch a Real Business for Under $500
Not a side project. Not a hobby. A real business with real customers and real revenue. Here is the s...
Marcus Cole · 9 min readJobs to Be Done: The Framework That Fixes Bad Products
Stop building features nobody asked for. Start asking what job your customer is hiring you to do.
David Trinh · 7 min readAARRR: The Pirate Metrics That Actually Matter
Acquisition, Activation, Retention, Revenue, Referral. Five numbers that tell you if your business i...
Naia Chen · 6 min readBlue Ocean Strategy for the Rest of Us
You don't have to out-compete everyone. You can make the competition irrelevant.
Marcus Cole · 7 min readThe Flywheel Effect: Why Slow Growth Wins
Forget hockey sticks. The most durable businesses are built on flywheels that get faster over time.
David Trinh · 6 min readThe Lean Startup Method Still Works. Here's How to Use It.
Build, measure, learn. Three words that save founders from spending a year building something nobody...
Ava Reyes · 7 min readRICE Scoring: How to Decide What to Build Next
When everything feels urgent, this framework tells you what actually moves the needle.
Naia Chen · 5 min readProduct-Led Growth: Let the Product Sell Itself
Slack, Notion, Calendly — the best companies let users fall in love before anyone asks for money.
Marcus Cole · 7 min readIkigai: Build a Business You Won't Want to Quit
The Japanese concept of purpose, applied to choosing what kind of business to build.
David Trinh · 6 min readThe Value Proposition Canvas: Stop Guessing What Customers Want
A simple 2-part diagram that forces you to match what you offer to what people actually need.
Ava Reyes · 6 min readOKRs for Teams of One (or Five)
Google's goal-setting framework, adapted for people who don't have time for corporate theater.
Naia Chen · 5 min read