The Boardroom Effect

I accidentally put a startup event in a corporate conference room and people started acting differently.

Sep 1 • Joseph Alalou

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August 2026

Getting There First

Why companies with density start closer to 1

Aug 25 • Joseph Alalou

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For the record

A little grammar trick I’ve been using with AI

Aug 18 • Joseph Alalou

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How a very small product can contain a very large company

Some wedges come with their own adoption moment. We call it a ritual.

Aug 12 • Joseph Alalou

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July 2026

Your Guide To Corporate Venture Capital

Why not all CVCs are the same

Jul 31 • Maddi Holman

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June 2026

How we add value for founders

A perspective on "help"

Jun 23 • Joseph Alalou

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Everyone has a "family office" now

Sharing our framework for figuring out who is wasting your time

Jun 17 • Maddi Holman and Joseph Alalou

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Nobody hires Kirkland & Ellis because they write good

Why build vs. buy is a false choice in professional services

Jun 10 • Joseph Alalou

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May 2026

What the AI bubble will leave behind

The software opportunities begin where the capex ends

May 28 • Joseph Alalou

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Perfect Is Easy. Imperfect Is Hard.

How trying to get Claude to write like me taught me a lot about writing.

May 20 • Maddi Holman

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The Midnight Invoice

The Builders Series #002: ServiceTitan

May 15 • Maddi Holman

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The AI Margin Paradox

A public market lens on private market investing

May 12 • Joseph Alalou

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