Coming June 2026
The June 2024 CDK lesson dealers haven't internalized
Ten days down. A nine-figure ransom paid. Two years later, the average rooftop's runtime posture hasn't changed.
In drafting —
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Founder essays on dealership operations, defense, and the multi-vertical bet. Written by Ricardo Gamon — former GSM, Gladius founder, twenty years in the building.
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The publishing rhythm is one long-form essay per month. Each one is a thing I learned the hard way and want to write down before the next thing replaces it.
Published · May 30, 2026 · 9 min read
A 20-year operator's reckoning with what the industry can't fix from inside it.
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Coming June 2026
Ten days down. A nine-figure ransom paid. Two years later, the average rooftop's runtime posture hasn't changed.
In drafting —
Coming July 2026
The economics, the failure modes, and the operator math behind collapsing the stack.
In drafting —
Coming August 2026
Funnel math, the leak we didn't expect, and the rep-passport insight that changed the pitch.
In drafting —
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