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The Bobo Doll Theory of Business
There was a toy in my house growing up, a four foot inflatable clown called a Bobo Doll. Sand in the base gave it just
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The Second Arrow
A founder called me last week and the first thing she said was that she thought she was the only one. Not the only one
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The Energy Wall
I’ve been sitting with something uncomfortable lately. More founders are coming to me depleted. Not tired in the ordinary sense. Depleted in a way that
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Build A Dashboard That Tells You What To Do
Build a Dashboard That Tells You What to Do Operating Discipline is one of the five dimensions of scale, and the daily dashboard is where
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The Stakeholder Conversation Most Founders Never Have
The Stakeholder Conversation Most Founders Never Have Most founders hand out options, file the paperwork with Carta, and move on. The mechanical part gets done.
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You Can’t Grind Your Way to Great
There was a moment at the Mastermind Summit last week that I keep coming back to. Two of my fellow attendees, Vanessa Bennett
