Startup folklore loves the lone genius founder. But real scale doesn’t come from one brain-it comes from many minds thinking like owners. The problem? Most employees don’t naturally act like …
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In the early days of a startup, leadership is basically project management with charisma. You know every decision. You join every Slack thread. You’re writing a copy, approving designs, and …
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Strategic Plateaus: How to Tell If You’ve Stopped Growing for the Right Reason
In startup land, growth is gospel. More users. More revenue. More features. More LinkedIn announcements with graphs and confetti emojis. But sometimes, the smartest move is to stop climbing. Not …
“Psychological safety” is one of those startup terms that gets passed around like kombucha in a co-working space. Everyone agrees it’s important. Few agree on what it actually means. And …
Somewhere between pitch deck swagger and demo day adrenaline, there’s a quieter, grittier truth: most founders are scared out of their minds. Not all the time. But often enough. They …
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From Firefighting to Forecasting: Building a Proactive Ops Culture
Most startups live in constant reaction mode. Shipping late? Fire drill. Churn spike? Everyone panic. Compliance deadline? Start the all-nighter. In those early days, chaos feels like progress. You’re doing, …
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Managing Up and Across: Internal Politics for People Who Hate It
by Dan Marsh
There’s a special kind of founder who winces at the word “politics.” They think startup life is a meritocracy they want to focus on the work, not navigate power dynamics …
Startups are loud. Literally and figuratively. Founders are expected to charm investors, tweet like philosophers, pitch like TED speakers, and inspire Slack messages just by existing. In that noise, the …
The first ten hires at a startup are not just employees. They’re co-architects of the chaos. They set the tone, build the muscle, and-if you choose wrong-bake in the dysfunction …
The founder brain is a wild place with a heavy cognitive load. One part is sketching a new product idea at 2 a.m., another part is trying to remember if …