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The Build vs. Buy Decisions That Become the Most Expensive Choices in a Company's History

Technical Debt Is Not a Engineering Problem. It Is a Strategic Tax That Founders Impose on Their Own Companies — and Most Don't Notice Until They're Paying at Scale

Sanju G Prakash

Startup Ideas

The Cognitive Traps That Make Smart Founders Consistently Wrong at the Moments That Matter Most

Jun 12, 2026

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8 min read

The Cognitive Traps That Make Smart Founders Consistently Wrong at the Moments That Matter Most

Good Founders Make Good Decisions Occasionally. Great Founders Build Systems That Make Good Decisions Consistently

Sanju G Prakash

Interviews

The First Twenty People Set the Ceiling. Most Founders Don't Treat the Decision That Way

Jun 8, 2026

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7 min read

The First Twenty People Set the Ceiling. Most Founders Don't Treat the Decision That Way

Talent Density Is the Variable That Predicts Company Outcomes More Reliably Than Almost Any Other — and Most Founders Optimize for the Wrong Version of It

Sanju G Prakash

Startup Ideas

Why Most GTM Failures Are Architecture Failures, Not Execution Failures

Jun 5, 2026

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8 min read

Why Most GTM Failures Are Architecture Failures, Not Execution Failures

Go-to-Market Is Not a Sales Plan. It Is a System Design Problem — and Most Founders Are Solving the Wrong One

Sanju G Prakash

Startup Ideas

The Legal and Structural Foundations Most Founders Ignore Until a Term Sheet Exposes Them

Jun 1, 2026

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7 min read

The Legal and Structural Foundations Most Founders Ignore Until a Term Sheet Exposes Them

The Decisions That Seem Like Paperwork Are the Ones That Determine Who Owns the Company When It's Worth Something

Sanju G Prakash

Startup Ideas

When Capital Gets Selective, the Companies Worth Building Become Easier to Identify — Including Your Own

May 29, 2026

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7 min read

When Capital Gets Selective, the Companies Worth Building Become Easier to Identify — Including Your Own

The Decisions That Separate Durable Companies From Performative Ones Are All Made During the Hard Periods

Sanju G Prakash

News

The International Expansion Mistakes That Look Like Ambition and Cost Like Failure

May 25, 2026

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7 min read

The International Expansion Mistakes That Look Like Ambition and Cost Like Failure

Going Global Is Not a Growth Strategy. It Is an Operational Commitment That Most Startups Are Not Ready to Make When They Make It

Sanju G Prakash

Startup Ideas

Culture Is Not What You Write on the Wall. It Is What Behavior You Tolerate When Nobody Is Watching

May 22, 2026

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7 min read

Culture Is Not What You Write on the Wall. It Is What Behavior You Tolerate When Nobody Is Watching

Why Culture Interventions Fail — and What Founders Should Be Doing Instead, From Day One

Sanju G Prakash

Startup Ideas

Customer Success Is Not a Support Function. It Is the Most Underleveraged Growth Engine in Your Business

May 18, 2026

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6 min read

Customer Success Is Not a Support Function. It Is the Most Underleveraged Growth Engine in Your Business

Why the Fastest-Growing Companies Obsess Over Existing Customers Before They Obsess Over New Ones

Sanju G Prakash

Startup Ideas

Most Founders Treat Regulation as a Wall. The Best Ones Build Their Moat Inside It

May 15, 2026

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7 min read

Most Founders Treat Regulation as a Wall. The Best Ones Build Their Moat Inside It

Regulated Markets Do Not Slow Startups Down. They Slow Competitors Down — Which Is Entirely Different

Sanju G Prakash

Startup Ideas

Being Right About the Future Is Not Enough. Being Right at the Right Moment Is the Entire Game

May 11, 2026

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7 min read

Being Right About the Future Is Not Enough. Being Right at the Right Moment Is the Entire Game

Too Early Is Indistinguishable From Wrong Until It Isn't — Here Is How to Tell the Difference Before the Market Does

Sanju G Prakash

Startup Ideas

The Fastest Path and the Most Durable Path Are Not the Same Road. The Founders Who Confuse Them Rarely Finish Either

May 8, 2026

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7 min read

The Fastest Path and the Most Durable Path Are Not the Same Road. The Founders Who Confuse Them Rarely Finish Either

Patience Is Not a Personality Trait. In Company Building, It Is a Structural Advantage

Sanju G Prakash

The Build vs. Buy Decisions That Become the Most Expensive Choices in a Company's History

The Cognitive Traps That Make Smart Founders Consistently Wrong at the Moments That Matter Most

The First Twenty People Set the Ceiling. Most Founders Don't Treat the Decision That Way

Why Most GTM Failures Are Architecture Failures, Not Execution Failures

The Legal and Structural Foundations Most Founders Ignore Until a Term Sheet Exposes Them

When Capital Gets Selective, the Companies Worth Building Become Easier to Identify — Including Your Own

The International Expansion Mistakes That Look Like Ambition and Cost Like Failure

Culture Is Not What You Write on the Wall. It Is What Behavior You Tolerate When Nobody Is Watching

Customer Success Is Not a Support Function. It Is the Most Underleveraged Growth Engine in Your Business

Most Founders Treat Regulation as a Wall. The Best Ones Build Their Moat Inside It

Being Right About the Future Is Not Enough. Being Right at the Right Moment Is the Entire Game

The Fastest Path and the Most Durable Path Are Not the Same Road. The Founders Who Confuse Them Rarely Finish Either

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