VC, Decoded — Part II After naming the system in VC, Decoded , this piece looks directly at the people inside it. Because founders do not pitch venture capital. They pitch humans operating within a structure . And understanding that structure is the difference between clarity and confusion. Why This Matters Before You Raise Most founders assume venture capital decisions happen in a straight line. Pitch Meeting Decision Capital That is rarely how it works. Venture capital deci

Most founders encounter venture capital at the exact wrong moment. Not when they are clear. Not when they are calm. Not when they are making long-term decisions. They encounter it under pressure, surrounded by urgency, and handed a narrative that equates speed with survival. This opening essay of VC, Decoded reframes venture capital not as a milestone to chase, but as a system to understand. Before pitch decks, valuations, or term sheets, founders need clarity about incenti

Redefining Intelligence, Resilience, and the Architecture of Human Potential There are moments early in life when a system tries to name you. Sometimes quietly. Sometimes clinically. Sometimes with paperwork. In second or third grade, the school system attempted to place me in special education. They cited standardized testing scores. They cited assessments. They cited procedures. What they did not account for was will. As a young child, I pushed back with everything I had. N

How alignment shapes the future you build As we step toward a new year, many people speak about intention. Some call it manifestation. Others call it superstition. Some dismiss it entirely. So let us slow this down and ask the real question. Is intention belief, or is it biology? To answer that, we first need clarity. What Science Actually Means Science comes from the Latin word scire , meaning to know. Science is not mysticism. It is not ideology. It is simply the structured

There is an invisible structure behind every great company. It is not the pitch deck. It is not the product. It is not the funding round. It is the internal architecture of the founder. As technology accelerates and artificial intelligence reshapes how we work, create and communicate, one truth is becoming increasingly clear. The future belongs to leaders with emotional intelligence . Not louder voices. Not faster execution. Not more automation. Presence. Awareness. Discernme

There is a truth most founders learn the hard way. The rooms you hope will welcome you often don’t. The guidance you expect to receive rarely arrives. And the people who speak the loudest about “supporting founders” often support only a select few. In venture circles, accelerator spaces and established founder communities, I saw the same pattern repeat itself: Gatekeeping disguised as mentorship. Warm words with cold intentions. Theses about “empowering underrepresented found

Cyber Monday Wellness Tools for Clarity, Energy, and Elevated Living In a world obsessed with speed, the most powerful thing a founder can do is slow down. Not to retreat. Not to escape. But to realign. There comes a moment in every founder’s life when the external world demands more than the internal world can sustain. Calls. Meetings. Expectations. Momentum. The body keeps up — until it can’t. The mind pushes — until it starts resisting. And somewhere between ambition and e

How losing everything became the beginning of everything. The Crossroads What would you do if everything you worked for came crashing down? If the credit card debt piled high, the phone rang endlessly with creditors, and more than 500 job applications across industries and countries went unanswered — even with an impressive, global résumé? What would happen to your identity if the startup you poured your soul into collapsed right before your eyes? And how would you feel if th

How slowing down transformed my definition of success. Introduction: The Path of Knowledge We are all brought to Earth to walk the path of knowledge and, through it, reach the inevitable attainment of wisdom. Most never realize this truth, yet those who do awaken to it take control of their lives with purpose and intention. In America, we are often taught to chase money as if we are hamsters on a wheel, running tirelessly toward something we can never quite reach. This beca

FemTech is not a trend. It is a global awakening. A shift in how we approach women’s health. A shift in who gets funded. A shift in what innovation looks like when women build companies for women. What began as a quiet sector inside digital health has become one of the fastest expanding movements in technology and wellness. It blends science, data and emotional intelligence with a mission far larger than profit. The future of wellbeing is female led.And the numbers, founders