Archive - Forget the MBA

In a world for swans, here is why cockroaches win.

Apr 16 • Juan Carlos Velasquez

Break a leg - advice I took too liertaly

How a broken leg and a two-time NYC Marathon winner changed the way I train, work, and recover

Apr 13 • Juan Carlos Velasquez

What kept a man alive on Everest — and a founder standing when everything collapsed

Apr 5 • Juan Carlos Velasquez

March 2026

How bad weather exposes what months of sunshine can't

Mar 29 • Juan Carlos Velasquez

What 200 runners in the Sahara taught me about energy, resilience, and winning

Mar 23 • Juan Carlos Velasquez

100% is Easier than 98%

A strange rule from a Harvard professor that changed how I train, eat, and build companies.

Mar 16 • Juan Carlos Velasquez

I May Not Be The Best...

... But No One Can Outprepare Me

Mar 8 • Juan Carlos Velasquez

February 2026

The Inherited Impossible

What happens when nobody tells you something is impossible

Feb 24 • Juan Carlos Velasquez

"Talented": The Compliment That's Actually a Confession

It's not admiration. It's an exit strategy.

Feb 20 • Juan Carlos Velasquez

Talent is Overrated

The comforting myth of talent — and the harder path that actually works.

Feb 15 • Juan Carlos Velasquez

Everybody has a plan until you get punched in the face.

Plans don’t fail. Our attachment to them does

Feb 9 • Juan Carlos Velasquez

Your Plan Matters But Progress Does Not Care

The real job of planning in Running and Entrepreneurship.

Feb 1 • Juan Carlos Velasquez

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