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Cybersecurity Jan 8, 2026 • 5 min

What to Ask Your Vendors About Security

Your vendor's security posture is part of your security posture. When they have access to your systems, your data, or your clients — their breach is your breach.

Entrepreneurship Jan 7, 2026 • 5 min

What Client Retention Actually Measures

Retention is often described as a metric. It's actually a verdict — the aggregate judgment of clients who had options, and chose to stay.

Strategy Jan 2, 2026 • 7 min

The Problem with Generic Tech Recommendations

Seventy percent of technology transformations fail to meet their stated objectives. The failure is rarely the technology itself — it's the gap between what was recommended and what the organization was actually equipped to operate.

Lessons Learned Dec 31, 2025 • 6 min

What I Got Wrong About Hiring

The contractor-first assumption, the "culture fit" shorthand, and hiring before the process exists. Three beliefs that cost more than the headcount they were meant to optimize.

Entrepreneurship Dec 29, 2025 • 7 min

Pricing for Value, Not Time

Hourly pricing aligns your incentive with speed and the client's incentive with volume. Value-based pricing aligns both with outcomes. The math isn't close.