Whatever Matters

Your potential is your power

but only when you know it's there, and you act on it.

Oct 4 • Narayanan

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September 2026

July 2026

The Arrival Fallacy: Why Winning Never Feels Like It

Hitting your biggest goals rarely delivers the relief you expected, and psychology explains exactly why.

Jul 17 • Narayanan

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Your Startup Doesn't Need To Go Viral To Grow

The founders who build lasting traction skip the launch spike for one repeatable weekly motion.

Jul 16 • Narayanan

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June 2026

75% of applications never reach a human. Here’s what the ones that do have in common.

Most job applications in 2026 are rejected by a machine before a human ever reads them. Application volume is up 93%. The offer rate sits at 0.5%.

Jun 26 • Narayanan

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New Job Board + SDR hiring is down 21%. AI companies doubled it.

Why the GTM job market is splitting in two, which companies are actually hiring revenue professionals right now, and the positioning framework that gets…

Jun 24 • Narayanan

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April 2026

February 2026

Your Mood Is a Business Problem. Here’s How to Manage It.

You won't always control what happens. But you can control how long you let it run the show. That gap between trigger and response is where operators…

Feb 25 • Narayanan

The Oldest Trick for Staying Sharp (That Nobody Talks About Enough)

Curiosity isn't a personality trait, it's a practice. Here's what the sharpest 80-year-olds know about staying curious, and what operators can learn…

Feb 22 • Narayanan

Software is not dead. But your Software Company might be.

Software isn't dead — but the companies that can't adapt to AI are. Mike Cannon-Brooks explains why operators need to think about input vs output…

Feb 18 • Narayanan

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