The 5-minute Monday read for founders who ship
One real operator lesson each week — the pricing change that doubled revenue, the hire that went wrong, the metric that actually mattered. No fluff, no recycled threads. Read in 5 minutes, apply the same week.
Built in public — no VC, no fluff, no spam.
Sharp, no-fluff takes on what's shipping in your industry. Every Friday at 7am.
What you get
What lands in your inbox
One real decision, dissected
Actual numbers from actual companies: the pricing test, the churn fix, the failed launch. What worked, what didn't, and why.
Apply it the same week
Every issue ends with one concrete action you can run before Friday. Not theory — a move.
The uncomfortable parts included
The mistakes, the near-misses, the numbers most founders hide. That's where the learning is.
Coming soon
Recent issues
The $9 → $29 pricing jump
How a note-taking app tripled ARPU without losing customers — and the churn spike that almost killed it.
Firing your first customer
When a whale account costs more than it pays. The math and the email that ended it.
The landing page that converted 11%
A teardown of the exact sections, the headline iterations, and what finally moved the number.
Hiring before revenue
Why the 'hire ahead of growth' advice nearly sank a bootstrapped SaaS — and the rule that saved it.
The metrics that lied
Vanity dashboards vs. the three numbers that predicted every good month.
A glimpse
Inside the next issue
A peek at what lands in your inbox
Founders read it first
It's the only newsletter I actually open. The pricing issue paid for ten years of subscriptions — and it's free.
Karim B.
SaaS founder
Reads like a smart friend debriefing their week, not a content marketer filling a calendar.
Sofia L.
Indie hacker
I forward it to my co-founder every single Monday. We've stolen at least four moves from it.
Mehdi R.
E-commerce operator
Frequently asked questions
How often will I get emails?
Exactly one per week, Monday morning. No surprise sends, no 'special offers'.
Is it free?
Yes, completely. No paid tier, no locked issues.
Who writes it?
A working founder — every lesson comes from operating companies, not from watching them.
Can I read past issues?
The three most recent issues are linked in every email. The archive opens to subscribers.
What if it's not for me?
One click at the bottom of any issue and you're out. No guilt trip, no 'are you sure' maze.
Do you sell my email?
Never. No sponsors, no list rental, no partners.
What topics do you cover?
Pricing, retention, hiring, positioning, distribution — the decisions that move small software and commerce companies.
Can I share issues?
Please do. Forwarding is how most readers found us.
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