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Supply chain, straight talk.

Real lessons from real operations. No frameworks, no fluff — just the things I wish someone had told me earlier.

Strategy

The Supply Chain Wake-Up Call Every Startup Needs (But Nobody Gives You)

There’s a specific moment I’ve seen happen at almost every startup I’ve ever worked with. It usually hits somewhere between year one and year three. Here’s how to get ahead of it.

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Warehousing

3PL vs. In-House Warehousing: What I Tell Founders Who Ask Me

This is probably the question I get asked most often by founders who are starting to think seriously about their supply chain. My answer is always: it depends. But here’s the framework.

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Operations

The One Supply Chain Mistake I Keep Seeing (And How to Avoid It)

If I had to pick the single most common root cause behind the most painful supply chain failures I’ve seen, it would be this: a single point of failure nobody noticed until it was too late.

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Technology

Buy vs. Build Your Supply Chain Tech: A Decision That’s Easier Than It Looks

At some point, almost every growing company faces the same question: do we buy a system, or do we build something ourselves? Here’s how I think through it.

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Strategy

“We’ll Figure It Out When We Scale” Is the Most Expensive Thing I Hear

I was on a call with a founder a few months back. We were talking through their supply chain and I asked about a process that seemed like it would break pretty quickly at higher volume.

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Vendor Relations

Vendor Negotiations — 5 Eye Opening Lessons

Simple lessons, powerful results. In my time in supply chain I’ve learned a lot — through trial and error and through some amazing mentors and colleagues.

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