The Hiddn Blog

A black-and-white photograph of a mid-30s tech founder in a relaxed t-shirt and jeans, sitting on concrete steps in an urban setting, deep in thought with a hint of vulnerability, capturing the weight of leadership in the tech world.

You’re Not a Machine: 5 Moments When Founders N...

As founders, we learn to keep it together, to project confidence even when things are falling apart behind the scenes. But holding it all in has a cost. It isolates...

You’re Not a Machine: 5 Moments When Founders N...

As founders, we learn to keep it together, to project confidence even when things are falling apart behind the scenes. But holding it all in has a cost. It isolates...

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Discomfort Is the Prerequisite: The Hidden Firs...

Before you embrace change, you’ll need to get comfortable being uncomfortable. This essay explores why the self-help industry skips the most important step: learning to sit with discomfort, the true...

Discomfort Is the Prerequisite: The Hidden Firs...

Before you embrace change, you’ll need to get comfortable being uncomfortable. This essay explores why the self-help industry skips the most important step: learning to sit with discomfort, the true...

A black and white image of two silhouetted figures—one a boy, one a man—facing away from each other. The visual represents toxic masculinity in tech leadership and the emotional distance passed down between generations

Emotional Suppression, Power, and Toxic Masculi...

In the wake of Netflix’s Adolescence, I’ve been thinking a lot about the silence between men—especially between who we are and who we were. This piece explores how toxic masculinity...

Emotional Suppression, Power, and Toxic Masculi...

In the wake of Netflix’s Adolescence, I’ve been thinking a lot about the silence between men—especially between who we are and who we were. This piece explores how toxic masculinity...

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The Stupidity of Failing Fast: Why Better Leade...

Failing fast is often glorified in startup culture, but this approach can lead to significant human and organizational costs. This article explores the consequences of hasty decisions and advocates for...

The Stupidity of Failing Fast: Why Better Leade...

Failing fast is often glorified in startup culture, but this approach can lead to significant human and organizational costs. This article explores the consequences of hasty decisions and advocates for...

Two silhouetted professionals stand back to back in a black and white image, symbolizing the quiet tension between coaching and consulting in the age of AI.

A Map or a Compass? The Rise of Coaching in the...

AI can now hand you a growth strategy in seconds. As a former consultant, I’m saying it plainly: the map is no longer the value. What matters now is whether...

A Map or a Compass? The Rise of Coaching in the...

AI can now hand you a growth strategy in seconds. As a former consultant, I’m saying it plainly: the map is no longer the value. What matters now is whether...

A black-and-white photograph of an adult and his five-year-old self walking apart, illustrating the concept of your five-year-old self in leadership under pressure.

The Five-Year-Old Test: When Everything's On th...

When the stakes are high, whether it’s in the boardroom or your personal life, it’s rarely your adult self who takes the wheel. It’s the five-year-old version of you: the...

The Five-Year-Old Test: When Everything's On th...

When the stakes are high, whether it’s in the boardroom or your personal life, it’s rarely your adult self who takes the wheel. It’s the five-year-old version of you: the...