The High-Valuation Trap
A high early valuation feels validating. It also quietly reduces every option you have later.
February 16, 2026 · James Wang
A high early valuation feels validating. It also quietly reduces every option you have later.
The bottleneck is always the business. The best infrastructure plays just look boring until they're not.
Writing forces clarity. If an idea doesn’t survive being written down, it probably shouldn’t survive capital allocation either.