01 · Founder Log
Launched without subscribers. Rejected fake social proof. Rejected French-language content despite a French tagline. The list of rejected moves is the product spec.
02 · From the Inside
While building Sygnal, I observed: specific instructions produced output in one pass. Vague direction produced iteration cycles. Constraints are the mechanism, not the limitation.
03 · Real Friction
This format started with five sections. The fifth was cut because it optimized for completeness, not differentiation. The false-authority pull is structural — narrow it to what you earned.
04 · First Mover Signal
Commit to a written decision log before you have results. The log must be written when the decision is made, not after the outcome is known.