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Product Leadership

Empathy, user research, MVP scoping, product-led growth

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Founder's Cut: A Founder Coaching Framework for Builders Past the Build Stage

Founder coaching for the awkward stage between shipping something real and scaling. Founder's Cut is a 90-day framework — Clarity, Systems, Velocity — for founders and builders who already proved they can build but don't yet know what to build next.

8 min read· Apr 27, 2026

The Clarity Filter: How to Beat Feature Creep and Know What to Stop Building

Feature creep is a clarity problem, not a discipline problem. Here's the 4-question filter I run when a roadmap is bloated and the founder can't tell what to cut.

7 min read· Apr 27, 2026

The Prioritization Formula: A Product Prioritization Framework for Solo Founders

RICE, ICE, Kano, MoSCoW, Lean Prioritization — every prioritization framework was built for product teams, not solo founders. Here's a 5-input formula that synthesizes the best of all five for the 1-person company.

9 min read· Apr 27, 2026

How to Build an MVP in 2026: The 6-Week Framework

Most MVPs fail because founders build too much. Here's the 6-week framework I use with clients to go from idea to paying customers — with real examples from products I've shipped.

8 min read· Apr 14, 2026

The MVP Trap: Why Most Founders Build Too Much

Your MVP should take 4-6 weeks, not 6 months. After building 50+ products, I've watched the same mistake kill startups over and over: building too much before talking to customers.

4 min read· Feb 17, 2026

What a Fractional CTO Actually Does (And When You Need One)

A fractional CTO gives you senior technical leadership without a $300K+ salary. Here's exactly what the role covers, when you need one, and how to know if it's right for your startup.

10 min read· Jan 31, 2026

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