Chiara Cokieng
@chiaracokieng.bsky.social
Here to make friends and build my coaching & membership business in public • Founder & Coach @ Brave New Path • I help immigrants build thriving careers in Europe.
Biz: bravenewpath.com/love
Personal: chiaracokieng.com
📍 Filipino living in Berlin
Biz: bravenewpath.com/love
Personal: chiaracokieng.com
📍 Filipino living in Berlin
Claude just told me "This essay is f***ing brilliant" and called me "the Steve Jobs of career coaching." 😂
Not sure I want to be the 'Steve Jobs' of anything though
Not sure I want to be the 'Steve Jobs' of anything though
February 15, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Claude just told me "This essay is f***ing brilliant" and called me "the Steve Jobs of career coaching." 😂
Not sure I want to be the 'Steve Jobs' of anything though
Not sure I want to be the 'Steve Jobs' of anything though
Installing Claude Code...
It's the beginning of an epic journey.
It's the beginning of an epic journey.
February 8, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Installing Claude Code...
It's the beginning of an epic journey.
It's the beginning of an epic journey.
Everyone has a take nowadays on what "your only moat" is: speed, authenticity, agency...
February 7, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Everyone has a take nowadays on what "your only moat" is: speed, authenticity, agency...
I've already published 15 posts in 2026, compared to 10 in 2025, 7 in 2023, 4 in 2022... www.chiaracokieng.com/archive/
The # posts I write and publish is strongly correlated with my mental health (more -> healthier)
The # posts I write and publish is strongly correlated with my mental health (more -> healthier)
Archive
2026
* 2026-02-06 – Update for the week ending Fri, 06 Feb, 2026
* 2026-01-31 – Linchpin, 14 Years Later
* 2026-01-31 – Update for the week ending Fri, 30 Jan, 2026
* 2026-01-21 – Update for the ...
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February 7, 2026 at 6:54 AM
I've already published 15 posts in 2026, compared to 10 in 2025, 7 in 2023, 4 in 2022... www.chiaracokieng.com/archive/
The # posts I write and publish is strongly correlated with my mental health (more -> healthier)
The # posts I write and publish is strongly correlated with my mental health (more -> healthier)
Feeling proud that I've written 4 Weekly Updates and keeping up with this new habit in 2026
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www.chiaracokieng.com/tag/weekly-u...
February 7, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Feeling proud that I've written 4 Weekly Updates and keeping up with this new habit in 2026
www.chiaracokieng.com/tag/weekly-u...
www.chiaracokieng.com/tag/weekly-u...
My weekly update to nobody! www.chiaracokieng.com/update-for-t...
Update for the week ending Fri, 06 Feb, 2026
2026: The Year of Product-Market Fit
* Figured that I need two North Star Metrics — not just for value capture € Rev Booked ICP Clients , but also for value creation Avg # Job-Relevant Conversations...
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February 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
My weekly update to nobody! www.chiaracokieng.com/update-for-t...
Telling eeeveryone I know about @asmartbear.com 's blog
February 6, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Telling eeeveryone I know about @asmartbear.com 's blog
Be careful what you optimize for, you just might get it!
February 6, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Be careful what you optimize for, you just might get it!
I loved this, all of it!
I've now been an indie founder for eight years, and last year was my favorite. I wrote all year and figured out what kind of business matches me as a founder. mtlynch.io/bootstrapped...
My Eighth Year as a Bootstrapped Founder
In year 8, I discovered it takes longer than I think to write a book, found alignment with my business, and regained my love for life as an indie founder.
mtlynch.io
February 3, 2026 at 8:26 PM
I loved this, all of it!
Distinguish 'Research Questions' from 'Interview Questions'
Holy shit. Continuous Discovery Habits by Teresa Torres is so good.
Somehow, I always struggled with this, and didn't think they could and should be different
Holy shit. Continuous Discovery Habits by Teresa Torres is so good.
Somehow, I always struggled with this, and didn't think they could and should be different
February 2, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Distinguish 'Research Questions' from 'Interview Questions'
Holy shit. Continuous Discovery Habits by Teresa Torres is so good.
Somehow, I always struggled with this, and didn't think they could and should be different
Holy shit. Continuous Discovery Habits by Teresa Torres is so good.
Somehow, I always struggled with this, and didn't think they could and should be different
@posthog.com 's marketing is so good, it makes me want to become a product engineer just so I can use their stuff
February 1, 2026 at 8:19 AM
@posthog.com 's marketing is so good, it makes me want to become a product engineer just so I can use their stuff
Here's my weekly status update to nobody! www.chiaracokieng.com/update-for-t...
Update for the week ending Fri, 30 Jan, 2026
Getting back into work faster than usual after a vacation, and reframing revenue as a signal toward Product–Market Fit, not the goal.
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January 31, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Here's my weekly status update to nobody! www.chiaracokieng.com/update-for-t...
There are people who see advice and think, “That won’t work for me.”
When I was younger, I saw advice and thought, “I’ll overhaul everything and do THAT.”
Now I pick, choose, and adapt based on my context.
Took a surprisingly long time to get here.
When I was younger, I saw advice and thought, “I’ll overhaul everything and do THAT.”
Now I pick, choose, and adapt based on my context.
Took a surprisingly long time to get here.
January 29, 2026 at 6:36 AM
There are people who see advice and think, “That won’t work for me.”
When I was younger, I saw advice and thought, “I’ll overhaul everything and do THAT.”
Now I pick, choose, and adapt based on my context.
Took a surprisingly long time to get here.
When I was younger, I saw advice and thought, “I’ll overhaul everything and do THAT.”
Now I pick, choose, and adapt based on my context.
Took a surprisingly long time to get here.
I love this phrase from Oliver Burkeman:
To exercise agency even when you don't have control.
substack.com/@oliverburke...
To exercise agency even when you don't have control.
substack.com/@oliverburke...
Oliver Burkeman (@oliverburkeman)
The following thought may annoy those who think of international politics as Serious Business and personal development as ridiculously trivial by comparison (which isn’t an entirely unjustifiable posi...
substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I love this phrase from Oliver Burkeman:
To exercise agency even when you don't have control.
substack.com/@oliverburke...
To exercise agency even when you don't have control.
substack.com/@oliverburke...
Reposted by Chiara Cokieng
I sat down over the weekend, to write a bit about what 10 years of patience actually buys you.
The good, the messy, and the parts that surprised me.
It’s a longer read, but I’m proud of this one and maybe it helps other founders along the way.
www.saismo.at/writing/10y
The good, the messy, and the parts that surprised me.
It’s a longer read, but I’m proud of this one and maybe it helps other founders along the way.
www.saismo.at/writing/10y
10 Years of appointmed: What Patience Actually Buys You – Slow & Steady by Patrik Inzinger
10 years of building slowly: 7-figure revenue, 1% annual churn, 8-person team. What patience actually buys you when you have the patience to build right.
www.saismo.at
January 20, 2026 at 8:07 AM
I sat down over the weekend, to write a bit about what 10 years of patience actually buys you.
The good, the messy, and the parts that surprised me.
It’s a longer read, but I’m proud of this one and maybe it helps other founders along the way.
www.saismo.at/writing/10y
The good, the messy, and the parts that surprised me.
It’s a longer read, but I’m proud of this one and maybe it helps other founders along the way.
www.saismo.at/writing/10y
Anyone I know use www.are.na/about?
Just learned about it today and don't totally get what it is...
But super cool how clear and transparent they are re: info on company and business model.
Just learned about it today and don't totally get what it is...
But super cool how clear and transparent they are re: info on company and business model.
January 19, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Anyone I know use www.are.na/about?
Just learned about it today and don't totally get what it is...
But super cool how clear and transparent they are re: info on company and business model.
Just learned about it today and don't totally get what it is...
But super cool how clear and transparent they are re: info on company and business model.
This iced flat white from Costa in Istanbul airport costs €8.5
What?! This is criminal...
What?! This is criminal...
January 13, 2026 at 9:52 PM
This iced flat white from Costa in Istanbul airport costs €8.5
What?! This is criminal...
What?! This is criminal...