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The earliest window in any market cycle is also the quietest. That's not incidental. It's the whole point.

By Courtney Carpenter, Founder — BlackSheep Strategic Advisory This morning I stood at my window and watched the mist move over the river. Autumn is just landing here, that particular smell in the breeze, clean and a little sharp, the kind that makes you breathe deeper without deciding to. My coffee was hot. The house was quiet. Mine. I noticed I was calm. And then I noticed I was suspicious of the calm. That low hum of waiting for something to go wrong, for the rug to shift

There's a particular kind of irony that comes with being a strategic advisor.

What if the reason so many neurodivergent people become entrepreneurs isn’t because we’re chasing some grand vision, but because the world keeps shutting the door on us everywhere else?