About

A reading, not a pitch

Almanack is a small, honest tool for people quietly considering going out on their own — and trying to figure out what they’d actually want to build, before they build it.

The idea

Most advice for would-be founders is about how to make money. The harder, quieter question is what kind of value you’re built to sell — and whether selling it would still feel like yourself in year five. Almanack maps your reflexes against eight kinds of value (Time, Capability, Risk, Meaning, Sensory, Status, Craft, Identity) and shows you which feels native, which feels borrowed, and which one you’ve been quietly pretending isn’t yours.

Who it’s for

Engineers, operators, and makers in the middle of a career who can feel the pull toward something of their own but don’t yet have the words for it. If you want a motivational poster, this isn’t it. If you want a sharper mirror, it might be.

How it’s built

Independent. No investors, no growth team, no data resale. The reading is priced to keep the lights on, not to get rich. Some passages of the paid report are written with the help of Claude AI — that’s disclosed openly here and in the report itself. Your quiz answers stay yours; deeper answers are stored only if you choose the paid reading.

Who made it

One person, building in the open and listening — you can read more about me at tamduongs.com. The fastest way to shape where this goes is to tell me what you think.