Writing
Notes on failing at something on purpose.
What people in the server actually do after an attempt fails. Counts, post-mortems, and the practical parts nobody writes about.
Famous failures, counted
Thirty-two people who were rejected, cut or bankrupt before anyone knew their name, with the count for each one and where the number comes from.
7 min readPracticalWhat to do after your business fails
A practical order of operations for the weeks after you close a business, from the legal admin nobody warns you about to the post-mortem that makes the next attempt different.
8 min readTemplateHow to write a failure post-mortem
A short, honest post-mortem you can write in an hour. The questions to answer, the traps that make it useless, and a template to copy.
6 min readCommunityHow to find an accountability group that works
Most accountability groups die in six weeks. What separates the ones that last: a real number, a fixed hour, and a rule against pep talks.
6 min readDataHow many rejections is normal?
What the numbers actually look like in publishing, fundraising, job hunting, sport and exams, and how to tell a normal count from a signal to change something.
7 min read