The Audacity Arc - Start Here
This is a unique moment in time where ambitious, technically-minded people can achieve extraordinary things. AI is redefining what's possible. A solo creator with the right skills and mindset can now build what used to require an entire team. The leverage is insane. The possibilities unlimited.
In this context, I've made my choice: I'm pursuing difficult, audacious goals where success is feasible but highly uncertain. You know, the kind where your heart races with both excitement and a bit of panic. (That feeling where your ambition is writing checks your current skills can't cash.)
The Audacity Arc is where these forces converge - the unprecedented opportunity of this moment and the deliberate pursuit of extraordinary outcomes. It's my attempt to share the frameworks and strategies I've learned as I reach to do the extraordinary in this new, rapidly evolving context.
The path that gets you to "above average" success isn't good enough here. Just cranking up the hustle to 11 isn't going to cut it. The path to extraordinary outcomes requires fundamentally different skills, mindsets, and approaches.
This newsletter is my attempt to map this path - to identify and develop the critical elements necessary to succeed at this elevated level. I'm synthesizing what I've learned from others, and combining it with my own unique insights - both the high-level frameworks and the concrete, practical tools that actually work.
Who This is For
This newsletter is for ambitious builders and creators - the engineers and developers who see the possibilities in this moment. You value First Principles thinking and seek insights that go beyond conventional wisdom. You're naturally skeptical and think independently, preferring depth over surface-level analysis. In other words, you're the person people come to when they need real answers, not just motivational quotes.
Most importantly, you're ready to push beyond "above average" to pursue something extraordinary. You don't just want marginally better results - you want to create breakthrough outcomes. The kind that makes people ask "wait, how did you do that?"
If this resonates with you, start with any article that catches your interest (lots more coming soon). You'll quickly know if this is the right place for you.
What to Expect
Here's what you can expect from this newsletter:
- Deep dives into frameworks for achieving extraordinary outcomes.
- A mix of high-level principles and concrete, practical strategies that actually work.
- Both comprehensive analysis pieces and focused tactical guides.
- Lessons synthesized from studying those who've achieved the extraordinary, combined with unique insights from my own journey.
- Frameworks for bridging the gap between understanding and action - because information without implementation is worthless.
I aim to publish at least weekly, with a mix of free and paid content. My goal is to make the content so valuable that subscribing becomes obvious - but hey, you'll be the judge of that.
I have two motivations for writing this newsletter. First, I'm doing it for myself. As Paul Graham said, writing is thinking. It forces me to question assumptions and pressure-test ideas. It's like a code review for your brain - you think something's solid until you have to explain it to someone else.
Second, I’m trying to have an impact. I think of these articles as pebbles dropped in a pond. My hope is that the waves ripple out as you take the ideas into the real world and turn them into action and results. New opportunities are becoming possible every day. Let's seize them and make the extraordinary happen.