Welcome to the 24 new subscribers this week joining a force of now 196 members discovering their own path in the entrepreneurial duck pond.
This week, I really dove into learning how to code on my own (using Claude). My evenings have been spent getting familiar with all the systems and how everything fits together. I’ve managed to change the authentication in an app, switch how sales data is fetched, run a data backfill, and build a website using a template. It’s given me real insight into how huge the opportunities are for anyone willing to take on the craft of digital creation.
Yesterday, I suggested to my aunt that she should start coding. There are no real barriers—and it was an eye-opener for her to realize that I genuinely believe she can do it. On top of that, she immediately came up with a brilliant idea for something she’d like to build. Just like that, she became an entrepreneur at 75. Solopreneurs are here to stay.
I was so absorbed in my coding that I forgot to send out my newsletter yesterday. So it’ll be a weekend special instead.
And it will be a bit of a special edition. For a long time, I’ve been diving into the dynamics of how failure affects us—how so many people fear it, even though it’s a vital part of every entrepreneur’s journey. At first, I considered creating a separate newsletter entirely focused on failure, but then I realized how closely it aligns with everything Capitaholic stands for. That’s why there will be special editions focused on failure that aren’t necessarily directly connected to capital issues. I hope you’ll like it.
I’ve coined the term “Failure Intelligence.” Here’s the story behind it.