Writing

Notes on selling well.

Occasional essays on methodology, discovery, and the unglamorous work of building sales teams that hold up under pressure.

AUGUST 2026

6 MIN READ

AI STRATEGY

Your AI stack is an architecture decision.

AI sales tooling looks like an optimisation choice. Half the time it is architectural. How to tell which is which before you sign the next order form.


JUNE 2026

8 MIN READ

DISCOVERY

Why discovery breaks at Series A.

The motion that closed the first ten deals does not survive the eleventh hire. The discovery gap is a documentation problem masquerading as a hiring problem.


JUNE 2026

7 MIN READ

METHODOLOGY

Why your reps handle objections instead of preventing them.

Late-stage objections are a diagnostic, not a skill gap. The deals dying at close died three meetings earlier in conversations nobody flagged.


JUNE 2026

8 MIN READ

HIRING

What we look for in a first sales hire.

The first hire is the highest-stakes decision a venture-backed founder makes. The interview question most miss, and the three documents to write before any candidate walks in.

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