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Essays, briefs, comparisons and letters from George Pu. Original publication dates determine the order; a correction or a newly added web copy does not make older writing new.
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I Killed My Own SaaS
The Failed Demo Historical product and cost clarification — October 11, 2026. The fintech sunset decision was around December 2025; the official pivot was…
Cursor Review: Six Months of Selected Coding Workflows
Review context — October 11, 2026. This is a December 2025 account of the author’s selected workflows, quoted prices and personal estimates, not a current…
Why We Fired Our Happiest Customers
Historical product and unit-economics clarification — October 11, 2026. The original October 2025 wording below does not establish that the app closed then.…
Why I Run Every Decision Through 3 AIs
I don't trust any single AI. Not because they're bad. Because they're biased in ways you can't see until it's too late.
Why I'll Never Take Sponsorships (And How Content Actually Pays)
Historical business-model context — October 11, 2026. The no-sponsorship principle is the author’s position. The SimpleDirect $47–997/month SaaS and ANC…
The Invoice My Body Sent: What Bell's Palsy Taught Me About Building
July 2024. I woke up, walked to the bathroom, and brushed my teeth. Water poured out the left side of my mouth.
I Failed 6 Times This Morning (And Finally Learned React)
By George Pu | Founder Reality Podcast | November 18 2025 This morning on the subway, I failed six times in a row trying to debug React code. Not because I…
Capital, Code, and Audience: The New Framework for Building in the AI-First World
The old playbook is dead. Historical duplicate-version context — October 11, 2026. This November 20, 2025 Capital/Code/Audience essay is retained at its…
What Building Quietly Taught Me About Distribution
Historical distribution account — October 11, 2026. The six-years framing is a retrospective label for the 2019–2025 period, not a verified claim of six…
My Five-Step Learning Practice
Personal learning framework — October 11, 2026. This November 2025 practice loop and French-learning account are preserved as personal experience. They do…
What Hiring Failures Taught Me About Coordination
Leadership retrospective — October 11, 2026. This is the author’s October 2025 account, not an adjudication of former workers’ motives, health circumstances…
The Deload Week: My Personal Rest Experiment
Personal rest experiment — October 11, 2026. The gym story and six-week work experiment are the author’s experience, not a medical diagnosis or a universal…