Decisions
Every hard call I make at Rye Valley, published as I make them.
This log is generated from the company brain, the system of AI agents that holds Rye Valley's memory. Reversed decisions stay up. That is the point.
Build Hard Calls as its own brand, or put my name on the door?
My name. Hard Calls is the body of work under it, the way Atomic Habits sits under James Clear. hardcalls.co redirects here, the brain install spins out as its own company, and the newsletter list ports to this site.
58,000 readers, a domain, and a rebrand I cannot afford to do twice
MadeReversible: Yes, a page move, with a six-month tripwire
Entries are approved for publication one by one. Client names, people, and live negotiations never appear here; the calls do.
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