Notes

Writing for the problems that do not fit in a campaign brief.

Essays on go-to-market for infra, AI, and developer-tool companies. Specific problems worked through in full, written to be argued with rather than skimmed.

GTM operating model 4 min read

Twelve agents run my consulting business. None of them are allowed to hit send.

Agent count became a 2026 planning metric. Running twelve agents did not compress a single judgment call. It forced every implicit decision rule into writing.

Founder-led sales 4 min read

How to move beyond founder-led sales

A repeatable GTM motion should preserve the judgment that makes founder-led sales effective while removing the founder as the routing layer for every deal.

Positioning 4 min read

How to position an AI infrastructure product

Technical positioning should make an AI infrastructure product easier to buy without reducing it to generic speed, scale, or cost claims.

PLG-to-sales 4 min read

How to define a product-qualified account

A useful product-qualified account model combines product behavior, account fit, user context, and a sales action that can genuinely help.

GTM operating model 4 min read

When should an infra startup hire a VP of Marketing?

The right time to hire a VP of Marketing depends on whether the company needs leadership, execution capacity, or clarity about its GTM motion.

Pipeline Updated 2 min read

The pipeline math founders get wrong at Series A

Early pipeline problems are often disguised as channel problems, but the real issue is usually conversion quality and sales capacity.

PLG-to-sales Updated 2 min read

Why most PLG-to-sales handoffs fail in infra companies

The handoff breaks when the company treats product usage as intent without defining the commercial next step.