Sublime Sentiments Blog

Real Change Starts with You
Real change—and the only change you can control—starts with you.





Feeling Dejected after Your 99th “No” in Fundraising?
Feeling dejected after your 99th “no” in fundraising?

Dragon Ball and Startups
Anyone who knows me well knows I love anime, and the news of the passing of the legendary Akira Toriyama, who created the Dragon Ball juggernaut, hits hard.

Are You Making a One-Way Door or Two-Way Door Decision?
Are you making a one-way door or a two-way door decision? Make sure you know the difference!

“I Should Have Done That Way Sooner”
“I should have done that way sooner.” —Every startup leader after firing an unsuccessful employee.

Are You an Emperor with No Clothes?
Don’t be the leader whose team is afraid to tell you the truth. Teaching your team that it's safer to stay silent only blinds you to critical issues.

Learn to Love the RAT!
Learn to love the RAT!
Whether you’re launching a new startup or a new product, many rush towards a minimum viable product (MVP)—and that’s a mistake.

The Sublime Core Purpose Generator
I made this OpenAI GPT to support founders and startup leaders craft compelling company visions that drive and align their teams.

For Founders, Sometimes the Weight Seems Unbearable.
Sometimes the weight seems unbearable.
The pressure a founder experiences as their company grows is tremendous.


Startup leaders, is your fear of change holding your company back?
A pattern I experienced myself and observed is that successful founders get stuck operating the same way they did at $500k ARR when they're at $5M ARR.

The Sublime Startup Stack
Just getting your startup off the ground? You can kickstart your operations with this toolkit of essential free (or very low cost) apps and protect your most critical asset--cash.