Updated for AI Search (May 2026) TL;DR: SEO in 2026 still rewards the fundamentals — a clean site, strong internal links, content that answers the query — but classic Google rankings are now one of two surfaces. The other is AI search: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and Claude. The strategies below still wor
Updated for 2026. Alexa.com shut down in May 2022. This post explains what replaced it and how to measure and grow your site's authority and traffic in 2026 using Similarweb, Ahrefs DR, Semrush, and first-party analytics.
Updated for 2026. Sales fundamentals from street selling to consultative and AI-assisted selling: mindset, pitch mechanics, social proof, and closing — drawn from real operator experience.
Updated for 2026. From selling chargers on Santa Monica streets to $100k+/month in 91 countries — the unit-economics, distribution, and AI-leverage lessons that still hold in 2026.
Updated for 2026. The 80/20 rule still drives everything. Add AI-assisted workflows, async-first communication, and ruthless task triage to run a business, ship content, and protect deep-work blocks in an era of constant distraction.
Updated for 2026. A 2016 memoir of Flux Ventures — the holding company I built out of UCLA. Flux is no longer operational; today I run Pickleland and build AI agent systems.