Forget the MBA

The Year Off

Phil Knight and Sam Altman both stepped off the track before their biggest run. Neither of them was resting.

Oct 14 • Juan Carlos Velasquez

Once You See Greatness

An Olympian passed me on a volcano, and I never trained the same way again.

Oct 9 • Juan Carlos Velasquez

The Hard Path

For four months the hills made me the slowest runner in my group. Then came Boston.

Oct 5 • Juan Carlos Velasquez

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September 2026

I used to wear five hours of sleep like a medal

I trained hard every day and stayed injured. The fix came from one question I did not expect.

Sep 28

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The Belonging Economy

What People Actually Pay For: Strava is worth billions and it is not selling you a map.

Sep 14

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Pain and (good) Partners

Why the most useful thing to know about anyone you build with is how they behave when it hurts.

Sep 7

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August 2026

Your Outcome Has Already Been Decided

The limiting factor is not discipline, it’s ambition

Aug 31

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Excellence is the Capacity to Take Pain

Travis Kalanick the founder of Uber, spent two hours explaining his real advantage: taking pain.

Aug 24

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Ignorance is a Bliss

She ran 98 miles without knowing she was chasing history. That is exactly why she caught it.

Aug 17

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Even the greatest sometimes just... stop

Why choosing DNF is sometimes the correct choice.

Aug 10

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Failure is not in the blood, sir.

Nimsdai died on a mountain two days ago. He left behind a legacy for impossible goals.

Aug 2

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July 2026

Winning Ugly

What an ugly World Cup final teaches about building companies.

Jul 27

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