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My neighbor runs a 30-person accounting firm out of Scottsdale, Arizona. Smart guy. Pays his taxes, knows his margins. Two years ago he told me — and I’m quoting directly

Tom Griffiths runs a small wholesale distribution company out of Knoxville, Tennessee. Twelve employees. A warehouse. A customer base that’s grown steadily since he started the company eleven years ago.

There’s a guy named Derek. He owns a chain of auto parts stores spread across five cities in Texas — Dallas, Houston, Fort Worth, Arlington, San Antonio. About 60 employees.

My friend Dana runs a mid-size skincare brand out of Austin, Texas. She ships to all 50 states. Her store does solid numbers — about $2.1 million a year in

Maria runs a regional insurance company out of Columbus, Ohio. Forty-two agents. Phones go from 8 a.m. straight through to 6 p.m. every single day. She told me something that

Marcus ran a mid-size subscription software company out of Austin, Texas. Nothing flashy — B2B tools for project management. About 4,000 paying customers. Monthly recurring revenue was solid. Growing, even.

There’s a developer named Jordan. Works at a mid-size product company out of Charlotte, North Carolina. His team ships features every two weeks. Sometimes every week. They’ve got twelve engineers,

My friend Kevin manages a manufacturing plant outside Dayton, Ohio. About 300 people on the floor. Stamping equipment, robotic arms, conveyors, the whole thing. About four years ago his company

What Is Composable Commerce Architecture? Picture a retail company in Dallas. They’re on a platform that has been running for six years. Their Black Friday traffic doubles every year, and

Walking into any business meeting in the US right now — New York, Chicago, Austin, Atlanta, doesn’t matter — and somebody at the table is talking about AI. They’re excited.

Let’s be honest — hiring in tech right now is a mess. You post a job, wait three weeks to get decent applications, spend another two weeks interviewing, make an

The Honest State of Web3 in 2026  Three years ago, half the people talking about web3 apps were selling you something. Monkey JPEGs. Token presales. “Utility” that never shipped. You