Archive - Balancing Act

Scenes from San Francisco, February 2026

Feb 13 • Nikunj Kothari

January 2026

Loyalty Is Dead In Tech

Find missionaries, not mercenaries

Jan 30 • Nikunj Kothari

The Bill Comes Due

On Brex, Ramp, and exits that actually clear

Jan 23 • Nikunj Kothari

Claude said 4-6 weeks. Shipped in 40 minutes. The gap isn't speed - it's serialization. Humans do one thing at a time. AI runs in parallel. What changed…

Jan 16 • Nikunj Kothari

The Case For Abundance

Why I'm betting on depth over distraction

Jan 5 • Nikunj Kothari

December 2025

The Case Against Doomerism

Let go of your priors

Dec 31, 2025 • Nikunj Kothari

Plugged into the Matrix

Year-end notes, 2025

Dec 18, 2025 • Nikunj Kothari

Liar's Valuation

What early employees should know before signing

Dec 15, 2025 • Nikunj Kothari

Play Rigged Games

Survival favors the obsessed

Dec 11, 2025 • Nikunj Kothari

Get Your Hands Dirty

the mess is the point

Dec 8, 2025 • Nikunj Kothari

Borrowed credibility is debt

Dec 4, 2025 • Nikunj Kothari

Or risk losing it all

Dec 2, 2025 • Nikunj Kothari

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