Archive - the ungated life

Trust-based marketing

Is the antidote to control-based marketing

Nov 11 •

August 2024

Manifesto Quest ⚔️

Let's make writing spicy again

Aug 16 •

May 2024

Business Poetry

A hunch, a murmur, a leap of faith

May 27 •

A more joyful business

My plan for un-sabotaging my business, and becoming more human

May 17 •

All that remains

Devoting myself to the work I can no longer hide from

May 14 •

March 2024

In which I fall off a mountain, and live to tell the tale

Mar 20 •

On writing, self-respect, and coming home after a very bad no good year

Mar 4 •

November 2023

I’m writing a book!

It’s a memoir/manifesto about the internet 🌀

Nov 20, 2023 •

October 2023

The Bojack Horseman Scene

The first section of a much longer essay on what I mean by "the ungated life"

Oct 15, 2023 •

September 2023

Lone Wolf, Letting Go

In pursuit of the question I cannot answer alone

Sep 28, 2023 •

April 2023

The Forest 🌲

reflections on shipping a giant new project, and what's coming next

Apr 29, 2023 •

Progressive Experimentation

Reflections on going "all in" with business experiments

Apr 6, 2023 •

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts