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Get to the root This world is way too complex. Every day we have to work hard to do the seemingly simplest things and we’ve come to accept it as normal. It’s normal to…- Tech layoffs and baseball The business of baseball and the business of technology are, in many ways, alike. Both types of organization are trying to assemble a balanced but elite team that ultimately dominates…
- Find a hole then fill it. The hardest part of early startups is how to clearly know if you've found product/market fit. It's an elusive term with even more elusive definitions -- only really understood when…
- A single idea There is nothing more powerful than a founder with one idea. There is nothing more destructive than a founder with two. One of my first companies was a video streaming…
- Kill the (be)cause Most of the challenges of building a business are a direct result of ignoring the "because". No one is buying your product or service because you haven't solved product/market fit…
- When do you add an operations lead This is a question that not enough founders ask. The simple answer is right now. Let me explain. Most companies are built on tomorrow's hope and are generally operated that…
- I’ve actually spent my last penny When I started my first real company -- a web development company called Thunder Rd -- I was broke. I borrowed $5000 from a great friend and his dad to…
- Your Situation Room After the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 -- attributed to a lack of up-to-date information -- President Kennedy ordered the creation of the Situation Room in the basement…
- THE decision-making framework Shane Parrish is a writer and podcaster (catch him on the Tim Ferriss podcast). He has spent the better part of the last 15 years studying high-achieving people and has tried to capture…
- Get aligned Co-founders need to be aligned. Unified. Clear on objectives. To have a voice. It's hard enough to run through the gauntlet of a startup but to do it the entire…
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- Privacy vs Utility “Can I get your postal code?” We’ve all had this question as we check out of our grocery store or local Ikea. Companies looking for our data to help them…
- Office…schmoffice… Corporate America is about to be tested. There is a revolution that is underway that will challenge even the most financially secure companies in a way that has never before…
- A guy like me When I was younger, in my early 20's or thereabouts, and starting my first technology business, I was seeking advice and building my network. After each meeting with someone I…
- The four horsemen coming from the apocalypse https://youtu.be/l4UFQWKjy_I?t=12 Do you remember that scene from Austin Powers? That scene has been playing out in my head as we slowly emerge from the clutches of the pandemic and head…
- From hustler to operator Hustling Is a young mind’s game. That doesn’t mean that it is only for the young, it means that to do it all the time is to waste energy that…
- You need multiple streams If you can sing you are a threat. If you can sing and dance you are a double threat. If you can sing, dance and act you are a triple…
- The REAL Innovators Dilemma Do something different. Challenge the status quo. Don't build something that already exists. Stop building features, build products that move people. Be innovative. Be first. Be unique. This is the…
- Never confuse movement and action After most dinners, my kids ask for the natural nightcap to a great meal — dessert. We go through a back and forth that usually sounds like this: Me: “How…
- Fight for your people Imagine having a baseball team with two future Hall of Fame players on it during the same season. Then picture that team stacked with perennial all-stars and a 74-40 record…
- Be unique or be gone We’ve all heard the story of Billy Bean by now. The GM of the Oakland A’s who was immortalized in the Michael Lewis book Moneyball and had Brad Pitt play…
