Essays - KP's musings

Career stories, playbooks, and battle reports from 10+ years of building in public. 20 and counting.

STORYHow I kicked off the world's largest hackathon 🤯May 20, 2025
CAREERHow I landed a dream job at an ambitious startup by building in publicOct 6, 2020
TACTICALHow to build an MVP without setting $17,000 on fire like meSep 13, 2022
STORYHow a $100 ad budget led to $25,000 in revenueDec 28, 2022
TACTICALLessons from hunting 90+ products on Product Hunt 🚀Sep 6, 2022
TACTICALThe building blocks of building in publicOct 4, 2022
TACTICALUnderrated startup demosSep 27, 2022
TACTICAL12 tweet templates to put an end to your Twitter writers' blockOct 18, 2022
TACTICALLeadership Lessons from Bill WalshDec 15, 2023
CAREER4 miracles of my lifeNov 29, 2023
TACTICALWhat kind of questions you should ask your customers?Sep 5, 2023
CAREERUpdate on BIPFDec 10, 2023
CAREERMy Career UpdateDec 14, 2023
CAREERKP’s 2023 Annual ReviewJan 1, 2024
CAREERJoining PaddleJan 25, 2024
TACTICALHow SaaS Founders Can Crush MarketingFeb 16, 2024
STORYKP’s Curated ListsOct 1, 2024
CAREERReflections from my time at PaddleNov 15, 2025
CAREERJoining NetlifyNov 6, 2025
TACTICALI introduced vibe coding to MBA studentsNov 7, 2025
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