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Last updated 11 days ago

How to hire people who are better than you

12 days ago

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

Maybe not so much with the "optimization"

about 1 month ago

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

Strategic choices: When both options are good

2 months ago

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

A compass is not a map

3 months ago

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

Creating space

4 months ago

Do less, to create the space to be great.

Scaling by "delegation" isn't good enough

5 months ago

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

Mission, Vision, poTAYto, poTAHto

6 months ago

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

When being an "expert" is harmful

7 months ago

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

Your target market isn't demographic

8 months ago

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

Yes, but who said they'd actually BUY the damn thing?

9 months ago

Have a great idea? Prove it by finding ten customers ready to...

Max MRR: Your growth ceiling

9 months ago

Your company will stop growing sooner than you think. The "Max MRR"...

Specificity: A weapon of mass effectiveness

10 months ago

Want to write better? Swap generic words for specifics to make your...