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When the Founder Becomes the Bottleneck
At the last webinar, I spoke about the founder’s mindset and how it differs from an entrepreneurial mindset. Successful startups are almost always founder led for the simple reason that it’s the founder’s obsession with the problem that the company was founded in the first place. I spoke along the lines that somewhere the founder […]
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The Soul of the Bean
I am sipping a nice triple-espresso as I write this leadership note. Coffee is like peace of mind: there are substitutes, but no equivalent. Speaking of which, I remember exactly when my occasional rendezvous at Starbucks turned into a non-negotiable daily ritual. Back in Sydney, Gloria Jeans used to be my go-to place to grab […]
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The Myth of the Perfect Juggler
Recently, one of my readers asked a question in the last webinar that got my attention. It read, “How does one navigate the continual pressures of acing the game of life without falling short on any aspect? Gaining mastery of new theories, best practices, research – whilst taking out time for the mundane, and family […]
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Hope Is Not a Strategy
For every Slack or Notion that caught fire organically, there are thousands of excellent products that died in obscurity. Growth is manufactured. It's systematic. And it needs to be your organizational priority from day one, not an afterthought once the product is "ready."
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How to Build an A+ Team of Dragons
Following on from the leadership note I wrote last month, Why Excellence Costs More, I found your reflections and questions quite relatable and meaningful. Thank you. I agree that it is not easy to identify, attract, and retain A+ players. Then again, that’s the whole play. It’s like a game of chess, if you want to […]
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The Oracle of Omaha
This is not my usual leadership note (something I write once a month). Instead, it is a thanksgiving letter by Warren Buffet to his shareholders. I thought you could only benefit from reading it so sharing it with you here. Warren Buffett’s final letter is not about money. It’s about grace, gratitude, and a hand […]
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Why Excellence Costs More
I’m not a follower of NBA and most of you (my readers) aren’t either, but I couldn’t think of a better example to start this post. Picture this: You’re running an NBA franchise with a $140 million salary cap. Do you spread that budget across 15 average players, or do you invest 68% of it […]
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Ready for Your ChatGPT Moment?
Do you remember how we always googled everything not so long ago? Any question we ever wanted answered, from finding the origin or meaning of an obscure word to that article you once read, we went to Google. It was our first choice and almost impossible to imagine a life on the internet without the […]
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