David Judson

2026 New Year's Letter

2025 was a truly incredible year of growth.  As I wrote at the end of 2024 in last year’s letter, I had closed out that amazing year in Kerala, India in a very spiritual place and set my 2025 intentionality to be focused on the inner journey.  I certainly made that intention a reality, reading 55 books on consciousness, AI, quantum physics, and spirituality.  I also decided to write two books in 2025.  The first is The Lattice, my positive science-fiction novella covering the years 2030-2085 to process what I had learned about our reality.  I finished writing it on September 7th, just 1012 days since the launch of ChatGPT, and self-published it on Amazon shortly after.  My second was more ambitious and is titled Love Conquers Fear: Humanity, AI, and the Age of Abundance for All.  It’s a manifesto for humanity to make it to Abundance in this exponential of exponential curves that we all find ourselves in. I ’m working with a publisher, the Do More Good movement, for Love Conquers Fear, which is finished, in editing, and will be released in the first half of this year.  JD Messinger is the Executive Director of Do More Good and also the author of 11 Days in May, one of my favorite spiritual books (I loved it so much I listened to it on Audible twice in 2025.)  It feels good to work with a publisher that really gets me. I’m also working with my long-time editor, David Judson, who partnered with me on my first book, The Entrepreneur’s Essentials. He’s an amazing friend and a true intellectual thought partner.

I also decided to launch a podcast, Love Conquers Fear, to explore with friends, including JD Messinger, how humanity will make it to Abundance.  I launched it on September 24, the second day of Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year).  As of today, 29 episodes of Love Conquers Fear have been released.  To mark the beginning of 2026, I decided to read The Lattice as an audio and video book on the podcast as a gift to all of my subscribers.  I’m fully booked to record new episodes through the end of February, and I’ve already recorded 36 episodes as of today.  The podcast line-up coming throughout 2026 is incredible.  I’ve been learning a lot and it has enhanced the Love Conquers Fear book as well.  It is going to take the best of humanity for us to make it to Abundance together.

On Amazon Prime: The second, expanded edition of "The Entrepreneur's Essentials"

I'm very proud to announce that my book, "The Entrepreneur's Essentials", is now available on Amazon, including Prime. All proceeds from my book will be donated to support and strengthen the next generation of courageous, creative female leaders.

Through an investment in The University of Texas at Austin's Kendra Scott Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute, proceeds will support the curricular and co-curricular programs that empower and equip thousands of female students annually. I hope this makes a big impact in the lives and entrepreneurial careers of women & people of color.

This has been a true labor of love. I've really put my heart and soul into this, and collaborating alongside of David Judson for over 13 months and weekends, with the amazing editing skills of Clarissa Fuselier (formerly of my prior startup, Bazaarvoice), made it all possible.

Five phases of leadership during the pandemic

Last week was a very busy one for me for writing and reflecting. To write is to learn.

I finished my five-part series on leadership during the pandemic in Austin’s definitive cultural magazine, Urbānitūs. I owe a debt of gratitude to the Editor and Co-founder, David Judson, who really brought out the best in me and helped make the series much better. I was also able to work in the historic and tragic events of the week — a week I’ll never forget.

Here are the five, published Urbānitūs articles:
1. Fear
2. Euphoria
3. Depression
4. Acceptance (not surrender)
5. Imagining what lies beyond