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May 2025

Ideas Are Free. Love Is Work.
AI can give you a hundred startup ideas by lunch, but it can’t choose your partner, stay in the room, or say “I’m sorry” for you. This week we move from…
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Jacques van Heerden
Don’t Finance Stupid
This week starts the 100 Ways series—with 10 lessons on money I had to learn by bleeding, not reading.
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God Doesn’t Make Duplicates
Today’s note is lighter in length, heavier in truth. Capacity isn’t about doing more. It’s about knowing who you are.
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Jacques van Heerden
Discipline Is the Edge
Motivation is a myth. Real builders show up anyway, through market cycles, messy mornings, and the grind no one claps for. RIP Pieter Joubert.
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Jacques van Heerden
50 Things I'd Tell My Younger Self
Hard-won advice on faith, family, business, and the fight to keep growing.
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Jacques van Heerden

April 2025

Remember Who You Were Before You Knew Better
A book from 2010 just reminded me what success quietly stole from me. Also, Biltong is better than Jerky.
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Clean Systems. Clear Thinking.
Maybe the solution isn’t reforming the big machine. Maybe it’s replacing it entirely. Thoughts on productivity, funding, a fast car, Ironwood, and more.
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A Signal from Silence
Hi. It's been a while. Almost 3600 days since I last hit publish. That's wild. I’m getting back into it. Weekly notes, straight to your inbox, every…
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