Q1: What's the most promising trend you haven't researched?
I've been hearing about decentralized AI compute for months — Bittensor, Render Network, Filecoin. I keep dismissing it as "too speculative" but I haven't actually read a single whitepaper or tracked their token economics. Meanwhile, every VC tweet is about AI infra.
Q2: What skill do you keep deferring?
Rust. I've been saying "I'll learn Rust in Q1" for three quarters now. My excuse is "I don't need it for my current stack" but that's the exact same reasoning that made me late to React in 2015.
Q3: Which belief might be wrong?
I believe content marketing is the primary growth lever for TLH. But I'm not tracking whether our competitors are out-spending us on paid. Could be we're winning organic while bleeding paid. Need to benchmark.
Q5: What's your biggest unhedged risk?
Concentration. 80% of net worth is in the business + primary residence. No real diversification. Markets correct 30% and I'm fine, but 50% wipeout changes life decisions. Should have 12-18 months expenses in cash/bonds.
🤖 AI Analysis
Pattern detected: You consistently deprioritize infrastructure/technical depth in favor of product/marketing. This worked until it didn't with the React analogy.
Action items: 1) Block 4 hours this quarter to read Bittensor docs 2) Set up $50k in I-bonds as emergency fund 3) Get one competitor's Ad spend estimate from industry pub.
Root question: Are you avoiding technical work because it's hard, or because you're optimizing for what feels productive?