AI Contract Signing: What a Changed Liability Clause Taught Kweku About Authority
Should an AI agent sign a customer contract? A founder’s 13-minute decision reveals the authority rules to set before execution.
The Six Weeks Left After the Demo Works, and What Monday Must Prove
Your AI demo works. With six weeks of runway left, here is how to decide whether to build, sell a pilot or stop.
Kojo’s Unqualified Introduction. One Month of Runway at Risk.
Before building for an investor’s promised introductions, ask one question that reveals whether a real buyer is waiting.
What Should a Founder Do When a Nomination Arrives During Release Week?
An ECOWAS nomination arrived during release week. Here is how to choose between recognition and the customer already waiting.
Post-Signature Workflow: How Kojo Built a Reliable Customer Handoff
Your customer signed. Now what? Follow the hidden handoffs that decide whether a new account starts cleanly or stalls on Monday.
The Longer Spending Column, and the Company It Could Have Forced Us to Build
A famous fund offered an attractive term sheet. One ownership target revealed the hidden cost of taking more money than the product could use.
Adwoa’s shifting approval request. Runway could not absorb another detour.
When runway is tight, map who turns customer requests into roadmap work before another polished screen becomes an accidental promise.
What Should I Fix First, Broken Onboarding or the Award Application?
Three users failed onboarding, but an award deadline is close. Here is how a founder should choose what gets the remaining hours.
eSignature Workflow Testing: What Esi’s Print Button Taught Kojo About Product Readiness
Your integration works. Will customers use it? Follow one founder from a flawless test to the interview that changed the roadmap.
The Twelve Investor Meetings Kojo Moved, and What the Pause Exposed
Three customers looked like traction. Twelve postponed investor meetings revealed the harder question: could the team find customer four?
Ama’s authority gap. Unsupported engineering work could start Monday.
Your product lead has enough evidence to cancel a feature. Can she stop the build before Monday, or does the roadmap make delay the decision?
What Should a Two-Person Team Fix Before a Shortlist Sends New Traffic?
Shortlisted before support opens? Use the quiet hours to protect onboarding, clear critical tickets and prepare a two-person team for traffic.
Cross-Market Product Testing: What a Failed Accra Checkout Taught Daniel
A flawless Berlin AI demo met a failed Accra checkout. The harder product decision began when both results proved true.
The $1 Billion Buildout Webvan Signed Before It Understood Demand
Before taking the larger cheque, test whether its growth timetable forces you to scale distribution assumptions that remain unproven.
Sena’s bigger title came without a raise. She had until morning to accept.
Offered a bigger title instead of more pay? Test whether it comes with real decisions, access and a compensation trigger.
Should I Fix Broken Onboarding Before Polishing the Award Application?
Three prospects dropped at onboarding. One award deadline remained. Here is how a founder should choose what gets the final hour.
Choosing Between Product Pilots: Why Nii Made the Buyer Pay for the Fork
Two credible buyers want opposite AI products. See how a founder can choose the build that protects runway and produces reusable evidence.
The Friday Renewals the Founder Hadn't Explained, and What Three Countries Could Cost
Before entering three new countries, find out why current customers renew. LEGO’s turnaround shows why the answer matters.
Abena’s Four Executive Promises. By Friday, One Had to Move.
Four executives made four promises. One new product-operations lead had to decide which commitments the team could actually keep.
What Should I Enter When AI Saves Labour but Creates No Jobs?
Does your AI product create jobs or cut payroll? Use three honest measures to show whether automation builds real capability.