FIVE SERIES, ONE THESIS · 2026

The Trust Center Thesis

Five publications examining the trust center market from five angles — economics, history, founder experience, technical fundamentals, and the role of AI.

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One thesis. Five angles. Zero hype.
Each publication in this series examines a different dimension of the trust center market — but they all converge on the same structural observation: the gap between security practices and security visibility is the biggest unsolved problem in B2B software.
01

The Security Tax

Every B2B startup pays an invisible $48,000/year tax on security reviews. The math nobody puts on a spreadsheet — broken down with visuals.

Thought Leadership
02

The Trust Center Graveyard

Three products acquired. Two sunset. One absorbed. A visual history of trust centers that didn't survive — and what their failures reveal.

Competitive Analysis
03

Building in Public

Why I'm building a trust center company, the decisions I've made, every mistake I've made, and the real numbers from the first six months.

Founder Voice
04

Security Demystified

SOC 2, ISO 27001, trust centers, pen tests — a plain-language guide to what evaluators actually care about and what you actually need.

SEO + Lead Gen
05

AI in Enterprise Security

What AI actually changes about security compliance, what it doesn't, and why the honest answer is more interesting than the hype.

Industry Analysis