Cameron Hayes
A Founder’s Guide to the Secondary Market in 2026
A “secondary” is the sale of shares that already exist. A founder or an early employee sells stock…
How I built a multi-entity FX consolidation with Claude Opus 5
Readers keep challenging us to give Claude something genuinely hard.Not a variance commentary. Not a board deck. Something…
Claude Masterclass for CFOs (LIVE)
We are hosting a private Claude Masterclass for CFOs on Thursday, August 13, at 11:00 AM ET.This is…
CFOs are being asked one question about AI they can't answer
Your board has stopped asking whether you’re using AI.They’ve started asking what it returned.And most CFOs can’t answer…
How to use Claude safely as a CFO
I spoke to a CFO who asked me whether Claude was safe for her data.Right question, wrong place.Because…
Claude Masterclass for CFOs starts tomorrow (LIVE)
We are hosting a private Claude Masterclass for CFOs on Thursday, August 13, at 11:00 AM ET.This is…
The Ultimate Founder + AI Resources Bundle
You have been asking for this for months.Until now you had to pick one. The VC Corner or…
Are the Democrats going to save us this time?
Some people thought Donald Trump’s approval rating would have a floor around 40%. Well, it didn’t:Source: Nate SilverThe…
The Family Office Database: Contacts, Decision-Makers, Scope, Emails
Most founders build their list from the same three sources everyone else uses. Crunchbase, a few public VC…
Claude Masterclass for CFOs starts in 3 hours (LIVE)
We are hosting a private Claude Masterclass for CFOs today.Thursday, August 13, at 11:00 AM ET.This is not…
Banning data centers would blow up the U.S. economy
Photo by Chad Davis via Wikimedia CommonsMy last post mentioned some of the more extreme cultural stances of…
Should we "pace" AI self-improvement?
Photo by Lucyin via Wikimedia CommonsOn one hand, I love AI technology. On the other hand, I do…
Free Money Most Founders Never Claim: 156 Grants, Matched in 10 Seconds
Every founder knows how to raise equity.Almost nobody works the money that costs no equity at all.SBIR grants.…
40 Years, 3 Genres, Zero Musical Ability: The Rick Rubin Method
Rick Rubin played guitar in a punk band as a teenager. His own word for how he played:…
The poverty of anti-tech thought
It has come to my attention that the noted political scientist Henry Farrell has been writing some very…