Physical Reality
- Natural law sets hard bounds.
- Secure energy first; watts amplify everything.
- Risk only what you can afford to lose.
Operating Principles
High-Frequency Agency
- Run toward friction; stress reveals gradients.
- Tight feedback compresses learning time.
- Favor fat-tailed upside; time is irreplaceable.
Leverage
- Cash flow and reputation fund autonomy.
- Trust takes decades, burns in moments.
- Information asymmetry converts to advantage.
Precision Execution
- Small teams maintain context, eliminate politics.
- Reward contribution, not tenure.
- Leaders set pace through visible work.
Relentless Simplification
- Default to deletion of non-essential complexity.
- Success breeds overhead; prune continuously.
- Abandon failed models without attachment.
Writing
Experience
Industrialist Operator (14 years)
Built and operate fully automated core businesses in logistics, infrastructure, construction, and services. Vertically integrated operations with global workforce with $86M in annual revenue. End-to-end ownership from strategy through execution.
JPMorgan Chase (5 years)
Led high-impact risk oversight across a $12B technology budget and 60,000 staff, driving enterprise-wide enhancements in cybersecurity and compliance. Managed cross-functional teams to resolve complex regulatory mandates, broaden the franchise through strategic data quality frameworks, and reduce operational risks, ultimately enhancing processes that fueled revenue growth and fortified Board-level integrity.
Bank of America (8 years)
Directed global teams (+10) responsible for critical information security assignments spanning firm operations, leading teams to identify and mitigate systemic control gaps while securing C-level approvals for high-severity risk strategies. Focused on managing people and processes to streamline AML technology coverage, optimize data loss prevention, and strengthen identity access management, resulting in reduced risks, expanded operational efficiency, and sustained revenue acceleration across diverse risk domains.