I wrote a few days ago that San Antonio doesn’t have a startup problem, it has an identity problem. That post was about the city. This one is about the building that startups here go to in order to start and grow. Geekdom has been the brightest light in San Antonio tech for 15 years,…
I’ve lived in San Antonio most of my life. I’ve spent that whole time building in tech here, and Geekdom was always the spot. Not one of several. The spot. I kept an office there because I wanted to be part of building something. The desk was never the point. I wanted to be in…
For my entire career, I’ve been told the same thing in slightly different words: pick a lane. Be the SEO guy. Be the PPC guy. Be the web guy. Niche down. Specialize. Build a moat around one skill and charge for that one skill forever. Every agency I ever looked at was built that way…
Most personal finance advice is written for people counting every dollar. That’s not my situation, and if you’re running an agency with a family to support, it’s probably not yours either. I’m an agency owner. I live outside San Antonio with my wife and two kids. We have a mortgage, two car payments, and all…
I bought the Whoop because I wanted to get serious about my health. Not training for a marathon, not optimizing my VO2 max. Just genuinely understanding how my body was holding up while running a few businesses and trying not to burn out. Sounds reasonable. It was not the right tool for the job. Two…
I do a version of these annual reviews each year: 2025 was a year of hard pivots. I killed some businesses. I rebuilt others. If there’s a theme to this year, it’s knowing when to walk away and when to double down. Business Let’s start on the professional side. It’s what most want to read…
Back in 2012 and 2013, I couldn’t stop talking about Bitcoin. I was in high school, looking at ways to get crypto. It was a new technology, and I was very much an early adopter. I loved gadgets and I loved what Bitcoin meant. It was freedom, decentralization, and a better way to move money…
I’ve always been interested in tracking my health. For years, I used the Gyroscope app along with Fitbits and other fitness trackers. That all changed when my Apple Watch Series 2 unexpectedly died and I haven’t used anything since. Now I’m back into fitness and body tracking, partly because the health and longevity space is…
There is never a right way to do a deal. You can negotiate and find creative ways to finance or fund the deal. This is not always clear as there are “rules” most follow, but owner financing or financing with others is always flexible. I’ve started to run into more businesses and startups that want…
I do a version of these annual reviews each year: I am going to change my template a bit from previous years, partially to break from that template and share my thoughts without the template boxing me in. My previous statements still stand. I don’t want to set resolutions or make new changes; I want…
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