Damian Nomura

Most of GTM is glue work

The job you were hired for is a thin band of judgment. Everything around it is grind. That grind is the part to give away.

Jun 2 • Damian Nomura

May 2026

Music Was Already Decaying Before AI Showed Up

The machines did not kill music. We had already started doing that ourselves, one skipped intro at a time.

May 27 • Damian Nomura

What's Changing Here, and Why

Something is shifting in what I publish on this list, and I want to be honest with you about it.

May 19 • Damian Nomura

March 2026

How to Find the One Bottleneck That's Capping Your Growth

Most scaling founders know something is broken. Very few can name exactly what.

Mar 24 • Damian Nomura

The Scaling Wall Nobody Talks About

Your team is fine. Your systems broke six months ago.

Mar 15 • Damian Nomura

February 2026

The Echo Chamber Gap

Your company doesn't have an AI adoption problem. It has a confusion problem.

Feb 24 • Damian Nomura

The Builder’s Paradox

AI gave you superpowers. Nobody gave you the safety manual.

Feb 17 • Damian Nomura

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The Perspective Problem

The bias in your AI and the bias in your team have the same root cause.

Feb 8 • Damian Nomura

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“Hallucination” Is the Best Marketing Term in AI History

A product presents false facts as truth. Convincingly. And we gave it a cute name.

Feb 2 • Damian Nomura

January 2026

Your AI Consultant Is Making You Dumber

Your AI consultant is making you dumber.mundaine - Damian Nomura is a reader-supported publication.

Jan 25 • Damian Nomura

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74% of Companies Fail at AI. Most Never Even Started Right.

74% of companies struggle to achieve and scale value from AI.mundaine - Damian Nomura is a reader-supported publication.

Jan 23 • Damian Nomura

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Everyone’s talking about AI agents. Almost no one should be building them yet.

Everyone’s talking about AI agents.mundaine - Damian Nomura is a reader-supported publication.

Jan 11 • Damian Nomura