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href=\"https:\/\/wrinkledegg.com\/index.php\/category\/leadership\/\"  rel=\"category tag\"><span style=\"\">Leadership<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <h2 class=\"penci-entry-title entry-title overlay-title penci_grid_title_df\"><a\n                                href=\"https:\/\/wrinkledegg.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/19\/ownership-loops-turning-employees-into-internal-entrepreneurs\/\">Ownership Loops &#8211; Turning Employees Into Internal Entrepreneurs<\/a>\n                    <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-url url fn n\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/wrinkledegg.com\/index.php\/author\/maya-karo\/\">Maya Karo<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-19T12:44:17+00:00\">August 19, 2025<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <div 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But real scale doesn&#8217;t come from one brain-it comes from many minds thinking like owners. The problem? 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When You Scale Without Developing Yourself\">\n                    <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"penci-featured-infor\">\n                <div class=\"grid-header-box featured-header-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"cat\"><a style=\"\" class=\"penci-cat-name penci-cat-4\" href=\"https:\/\/wrinkledegg.com\/index.php\/category\/leadership\/\"  rel=\"category tag\"><span style=\"\">Leadership<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <h2 class=\"penci-entry-title entry-title overlay-title penci_grid_title_df\"><a\n                                href=\"https:\/\/wrinkledegg.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/19\/leadership-debt-when-you-scale-without-developing-yourself\/\">Leadership Debt &#8211; When You Scale Without Developing Yourself<\/a>\n                    <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-url url fn n\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/wrinkledegg.com\/index.php\/author\/dan-marsh\/\">Dan Marsh<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-19T12:24:30+00:00\">August 19, 2025<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <span class=\"otherl-date-author author-italic author vcard\">by                                         <a class=\"author-url url fn n\"\n                                           href=\"https:\/\/wrinkledegg.com\/index.php\/author\/dan-marsh\/\">Dan Marsh<\/a>\n\t                                <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <span class=\"otherl-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-19T12:24:30+00:00\">August 19, 2025<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"item-content entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the early days of a startup, leadership is basically project management with charisma. You know every decision. You join every Slack thread. You&#8217;re writing a copy, approving designs, and &#8230;<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"penci-readmore-btn penci-btn-make-button penci-btn-align-left\">\n                        <a class=\"penci-btn-readmore\"\n                           href=\"https:\/\/wrinkledegg.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/19\/leadership-debt-when-you-scale-without-developing-yourself\/\">Read more<i class=\"penci-faicon fa fa-angle-double-right\" ><\/i><\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n    <\/section>\n    <section class=\"grid-featured\">\n        <article id=\"post-2249\" class=\"item featured-layout\">\n            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                \t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"penci-post-share-box penci-featured-share-box\">\n                        <span class=\"penci-shareic\"><a\n                                    href=\"#\"><i class=\"penci-faicon fa fa-share\" 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   href=\"https:\/\/wrinkledegg.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/14\/strategic-plateaus-how-to-tell-if-youve-stopped-growing-for-the-right-reason\/\">Strategic Plateaus: How to Tell If You&#8217;ve Stopped Growing for the Right Reason<\/a>\n                    <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-url url fn n\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/wrinkledegg.com\/index.php\/author\/seb-murphy\/\">Sebastian Murphy<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-14T09:01:15+00:00\">August 14, 2025<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <span class=\"otherl-date-author author-italic author vcard\">by                                         <a class=\"author-url url fn n\"\n                                           href=\"https:\/\/wrinkledegg.com\/index.php\/author\/seb-murphy\/\">Sebastian Murphy<\/a>\n\t                                <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <span class=\"otherl-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-14T09:01:15+00:00\">August 14, 2025<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"item-content entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In startup land, growth is gospel. 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