Alban JeromeWriting on capital, governance, and cross-border networks.https://albanjerome.com/en-usMost Founders Don't Miss Timing. They Misunderstand It.https://albanjerome.com/writing/most-founders-dont-miss-timing-they-misunderstand-it/https://albanjerome.com/writing/most-founders-dont-miss-timing-they-misunderstand-it/Most founders don't miss timing because they're too early or too late. They miss timing because they misunderstand what timing actually is.Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTRaising Capital Is Easy. Carrying It Is Hard.https://albanjerome.com/writing/raising-capital-is-easy-carrying-it-is-hard/https://albanjerome.com/writing/raising-capital-is-easy-carrying-it-is-hard/Most founders start thinking about capital structuring after capital arrives. But by then, many of the structural decisions that actually matter are already...Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTEntrepreneurship Was Never Meant to Be Comfortablehttps://albanjerome.com/writing/entrepreneurship-was-never-meant-to-be-comfortable/https://albanjerome.com/writing/entrepreneurship-was-never-meant-to-be-comfortable/"Anyone can build a company." "Anyone can be a founder." "All it takes is passion."Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTScaling Across Borders Without Structural Literacyhttps://albanjerome.com/writing/scaling-across-borders-without-structural-literacy/https://albanjerome.com/writing/scaling-across-borders-without-structural-literacy/Most founders believe revenue predictability is the first to break down.Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTIf Your Startup Can't Run Without You, You Don't Have a Company Yethttps://albanjerome.com/writing/if-your-startup-cant-run-without-you/https://albanjerome.com/writing/if-your-startup-cant-run-without-you/Startups love the mythology of the heroic founder. Jeff Bezos, Sam Altman, Peter Theil...The charismatic visionary. The relentless operator. The genius...Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTScaling Is a Stress Test, Not a Strategyhttps://albanjerome.com/writing/scaling-is-a-stress-test/https://albanjerome.com/writing/scaling-is-a-stress-test/Startups love the word "scale" - Scale the product…Scale the team...Scale the revenue. Growth is scaling up!Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhy Brilliant Teams Still Build Inefficient Companieshttps://albanjerome.com/writing/why-brilliant-teams-build-inefficient-companies/https://albanjerome.com/writing/why-brilliant-teams-build-inefficient-companies/Startup founders love intelligence, I mean, who doesn't? We celebrate the brilliant engineer. The legendary product mind. The investor who "sees the future."Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTSophisticated Investors Don't Optimize for Just Returnshttps://albanjerome.com/writing/sophisticated-investors-dont-optimize-for-returns/https://albanjerome.com/writing/sophisticated-investors-dont-optimize-for-returns/Most founders think sophisticated investors are optimizing for returns.Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTFast Growth. Fragile Foundations.https://albanjerome.com/writing/fast-growth-fragile-foundations/https://albanjerome.com/writing/fast-growth-fragile-foundations/And I'm not talking about constructing a magnificent building—though I suspect this applies there too.Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTJust Because the Market Is There Doesn't Mean You Should Enter Ithttps://albanjerome.com/writing/just-because-market-is-there/https://albanjerome.com/writing/just-because-market-is-there/The most dangerous time to expand internationally is when "the numbers" tell you to.Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Hidden Cost of Pretending It's Simplehttps://albanjerome.com/writing/hidden-cost-of-pretending-its-simple/https://albanjerome.com/writing/hidden-cost-of-pretending-its-simple/All good advice. Just incomplete. Because complexity isn't what kills startups. Life is complex, and it's not going away.Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTCompliance Is Not a Checkbox. It's Infrastructure.https://albanjerome.com/writing/compliance-is-not-a-checkbox/https://albanjerome.com/writing/compliance-is-not-a-checkbox/Most founders don't fail because of bad products. They fail because of invisible drag. And if you're building across borders, that drag isn't operational.Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTCompounding or Corroding? The Three Signals of Structural Breakdownhttps://albanjerome.com/writing/compounding-or-corroding-structural-breakdown/https://albanjerome.com/writing/compounding-or-corroding-structural-breakdown/Decisions slow down. Expansion hesitates. Tension increases. Tax bills quietly rise. Nothing explodes, but nothing compounds cleanly either. They implode,...Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTAlignment Is Cheaper Than Repairhttps://albanjerome.com/writing/alignment-is-cheaper-than-repair/https://albanjerome.com/writing/alignment-is-cheaper-than-repair/Most founders think startups die when the bank account hits zero.Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTFamily Day, Founders, and the Missing Quarterbackhttps://albanjerome.com/writing/family-day-founders-missing-quarterback/https://albanjerome.com/writing/family-day-founders-missing-quarterback/Yesterday was Family Day across much of Canada.Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow We Think About Global Mobilityhttps://albanjerome.com/writing/how-we-think-about-global-mobility/https://albanjerome.com/writing/how-we-think-about-global-mobility/The story most people tell about global mobility is still personal.Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhy ‘Optionality’ Collapses Without Architecturehttps://albanjerome.com/writing/why-optionality-collapses-without/https://albanjerome.com/writing/why-optionality-collapses-without/Optionality is one of those words that sounds intelligent enough to escape scrutiny.Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhy Optimized Tax Structures Still Breakhttps://albanjerome.com/writing/tax-efficiency-is-a-tactic-continuity/https://albanjerome.com/writing/tax-efficiency-is-a-tactic-continuity/Most families who come apart financially didn’t “get it wrong.”Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTCanada’s Capital Problem Isn’t Speed. It’s Judgment.https://albanjerome.com/writing/capital-can-move-faster-than-judgment/https://albanjerome.com/writing/capital-can-move-faster-than-judgment/* Prudent banks. * Institutional patience. * A country that doesn’t rush into extremes. * That story used to be true.Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe First Governance Question Most Founders Ask Too Latehttps://albanjerome.com/writing/the-first-governance-question-most/https://albanjerome.com/writing/the-first-governance-question-most/Most founders think governance starts when investors show up.Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTGlobal Mobility Isn’t Freedom - It’s Responsibility Without a Manualhttps://albanjerome.com/writing/global-mobility-isnt-freedom-its/https://albanjerome.com/writing/global-mobility-isnt-freedom-its/Global mobility is often framed as a form of freedom.Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Problem With Optimizing Capital Before You Understand Its Load-Bearing Rolehttps://albanjerome.com/writing/problem-optimizing-capital-before-you-understand-its-role-jerome-l73wc/https://albanjerome.com/writing/problem-optimizing-capital-before-you-understand-its-role-jerome-l73wc/The unspoken truth is that most capital strategies fail quietly.Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Problem With Optimizing Capital Before You Understand Its Load-Bearing Rolehttps://albanjerome.com/writing/the-problem-with-optimizing-capital/https://albanjerome.com/writing/the-problem-with-optimizing-capital/The unspoken truth is that most capital strategies fail quietly.Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhy Capital Alone No Longer Creates Advantagehttps://albanjerome.com/writing/why-capital-alone-no-longer-creates-advantage/https://albanjerome.com/writing/why-capital-alone-no-longer-creates-advantage/Private capital has become one of the most powerful forces shaping modern businesses and, in some cases, even governments. From family offices and growth...Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTEducation ≠ Learning: Why the Market No Longer Hires Just Degreeshttps://albanjerome.com/writing/education-learning-why-market-longer-hires-just-degrees/https://albanjerome.com/writing/education-learning-why-market-longer-hires-just-degrees/We’ve glorified education for so long that we forgot to ask: what is it really preparing people for?Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTEducation Is a Human Right—But Is It Equally Humanizing?https://albanjerome.com/writing/education-human-rightbut-equally-humanizing/https://albanjerome.com/writing/education-human-rightbut-equally-humanizing/Education is universally celebrated as a fundamental human right, the bedrock for personal growth and societal progress. Never in history has it been more...Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTStandardization Is Killing Creativityhttps://albanjerome.com/writing/standardization-killing-creativity/https://albanjerome.com/writing/standardization-killing-creativity/Let’s not get nostalgic or romanticize the past.Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTWe’re Not Failing Right!https://albanjerome.com/writing/were-failing-right/https://albanjerome.com/writing/were-failing-right/I was talking to a couple of founders—immigrants like me—and as these things go, we ended up talking about a lot of different stuff. One of the things that...Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTClassrooms Full of Data, But No Wisdomhttps://albanjerome.com/writing/classrooms-full-data-wisdom/https://albanjerome.com/writing/classrooms-full-data-wisdom/Classrooms today are a lot more modern than they were when I was a student. We have smart boards now, not blackboards. Chromebooks instead of notebooks. A...Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTWe Teach Algebra, But Not How to File Taxes—Why?https://albanjerome.com/writing/we-teach-algebra-how-file-taxeswhy/https://albanjerome.com/writing/we-teach-algebra-how-file-taxeswhy/The fact is—at one point—we’ve all solved for X...(I apologize for any trauma this might bring up). We’ve all labelled the parts of a cell, memorized the...Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT