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Hey, I’ve spent the last several years rebuilding. Not the cinematic kind where there is an inspiring montage, a dramatic soundtrack, and everything gets resolved before the credits. The real kind. Slow, occasionally ugly, and full of decisions that only make sense after you survive them. I’m finally in a place where I want to build and document the journey. My social media will remain the weekly snapshot: the moments, the behind-the-scenes footage, and the things that probably should have stayed in the group chat. This newsletter will be different. It will be the official record. This is where I’ll share the projects that are moving, the companies I’m helping build, and the lessons that deserve more than seven seconds of attention. It is also where this community will get direct invitations to webinars, launches, private events, discounts, and whatever else we create along the way. I’m not interested in filling your inbox for the sake of “staying top of mind.” That phrase alone makes me want to unsubscribe. I’ll write when there is something worth saying and when there is a real way for you to be involved. Thank you for being part of this. — Ankur K. Garg |
Forty. A book. The studio.
And the next chapter.
I turned 40. Then I published my first book.
Turning 40 has a strange way of cleaning up your priorities. You become less interested in appearing busy and much more interested in building things that will still matter after the announcement disappears from everyone’s feed.
That made the timing of publishing Rogue Visionary feel appropriate. The book isn’t my polished victory lap. It’s a collection of stories about building, losing, rebuilding, and learning that the entrepreneurial path rarely resembles the version people sell from a stage.
I wrote it for the people creating something without a clean map. Which, inconveniently, is most of us.
We opened a content studio in Springfield.
A few years ago, I opened a content studio in Springfield, New Jersey. The goal was simple: create a place where brands, founders, and creative teams can produce serious work without turning every shoot into a logistical hostage situation.
The studio was built for photography, video, podcasts, campaigns, and content people actually stop to watch.
Then the construction, scheduling, equipment invoices, and endless decisions came flooding back. Suddenly, it was obvious why we hadn’t built it sooner.
A protein I helped formulate—and actually use.
One of the companies I’m helping build is Take Control Science. Our latest product, Protein Control, is especially personal because I was involved in the formulation—not just the marketing after the fact.
We wanted to create something straightforward, useful, and good enough to become part of the daily routine instead of another bag abandoned in the back of a cabinet.
I drink it every day. That is probably the most honest product endorsement I can give.
I’m looking for founders with scars.
I’m launching the Rogue Visionary Podcast. The show will feature founders and entrepreneurs who have actually built companies and are willing to talk about the parts of the story that usually get edited out.
I’m interested in the decisions, mistakes, recoveries, and moments that changed the direction of the business. Revenue screenshots are interesting. Scars are useful.
We’re recruiting potential guests now. If you’ve built something real and have a story that can help the next operator make a better decision, I want to hear it.
Built something real? Come tell the truth about it.
I want the story behind the result—not a rehearsed highlight reel. If your experience can help the next operator make a better decision, apply below.
The boring parts of building don't photograph well. Unfortunately, that's where almost all the progress happens.
This is only the beginning.
For a long time, I thought I needed to reach the destination before I could tell the story.
Turns out, the story is the destination.
The interesting part has never been the announcement. It's the decisions nobody sees, the conversations that change everything, the projects that almost didn't happen, and the people who choose to keep building anyway.
That's what I want this newsletter to become.
Not another highlight reel.
A record of what it actually looks like to build companies, create opportunities, make mistakes, fix them, and keep moving forward. If you're reading Issue #001, you're here earlier than most. I don't take that lightly.
What’s the one thing you’re building that matters most?
Hit reply and tell me. I read every response because I genuinely want to know what you’re building.
— Ankur K Garg
See you in Issue #002.
