Pillar

Founders, conviction, and timing

Craig's founder and investing essays are less about charisma and more about steadiness, distribution, and the discipline to match conviction with timing. They support the broader site by showing how he thinks when capital and execution meet.

Why this pillar exists

A writing strand on judgment, distribution, founder temperament, and the timing discipline needed in legal and infrastructure markets.

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Essays

Writing mapped to founders and conviction

These essay links make the pillar page a real internal-linking hub rather than a thin archive label. As more essays are added, this page becomes a stronger thematic landing page in its own right.

Distribution · 10 min read

What Building an Intelligence Platform Taught Me About Distribution

A product-builder's view of why insight only matters when it reaches the operators who can use it.

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Founders · 7 min read

The Founder Quality That Actually Matters

Why temperament under pressure is a better long-range signal than performance, speed, or pitch quality.

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Investing · 9 min read

How I Think About Conviction, Risk, and Timing

A practical framework for matching belief with timing discipline in markets that move more slowly than consumer software.

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