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Last updated 25 days ago

What is the value of one hour of a startup founder's time?

26 days ago

Startup founders undervalue their time. Here's why you should act like it's...

Lost confidence

about 2 months ago

RICE and other confidence-based frameworks are mostly noise. Here's how to make...

Worrying is self-fulfilling; what to do instead

3 months ago

Worrying makes things worse. Replace worry with preparation and strategic planning.

How to hire people who are better than you

4 months ago

If you don't hire people better than you, the organization gets bigger...

Maybe not so much with the "optimization"

5 months ago

In the quest for optimization, A/B tests, metrics, and funnels, we're in...

Strategic choices: When both options are good

6 months ago

Real strategy means choosing between two good options and accepting all the...

A compass is not a map

7 months ago

A compass tells you which way is north, not whether you should...

Creating space

7 months ago

Do less, to create the space to be great.

Scaling by "delegation" isn't good enough

8 months ago

Delegation doesn't scale your business. What does: Creating a team that is...

Mission, Vision, poTAYto, poTAHto

9 months ago

Mission, vision, purpose, BHAG. Are they useful north stars, or academic nonsense?

When being an "expert" is harmful

11 months ago

Expertise hinders learning. Learn from these examples, so that you leverage your...

Your target market isn't demographic

11 months ago

How to define your actual target market, which probably isn't traditional demographics...