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A New Entry to the Never Work List: Moderation
A new entry to the Never Works List: Moderation.
Your In-Person Growth Strategy
For early growth, in-person hustle beats digital scale. Here’s how to make it count.
What Would a Customer Pay You $10k For?
A provocative prompt to clarify your real value—and pressure-test whether your offer is strong enough.
Attention Pie (Therefore or But)
Your customer’s attention is finite — this helps you frame your messaging so it earns its slice.
It’ll Happen on the Way
You won’t figure it all out upfront — momentum and clarity come from doing, not planning.
The Anti-List
A practical mindset reset: list what you don’t want in your business to sharpen focus and avoid regret.
The Goldfish and The Elephant
A metaphor for customer memory and emotion — and how to use both to shape better experiences.
A Quick Way to Ditch Doomed Startup Ideas
A fast filter for weeding out startup ideas that sound good but fall apart under pressure.
Using The Lindy Effect for Picking Startup Problems
If a problem has existed for a long time, it’s likely to stick around — here’s how to use that to your advantage.
A System for 5, 10, and 15 Minutes
A modular time management tool for staying productive even when your schedule has lots of small gaps.
The Seasons of your Business (and Life)
Not every season is for sprinting — this reframes productivity through the lens of timing and capacity.
Forcing Functions
Deadlines, demos, and stakes make things real. This is how to create pressure that drives momentum.
Internal System Time: Find 2.5 Hours
A no-excuses method to reclaim 2.5 hours a week for focused work that actually moves the needle.
Give Your Subconscious a Job
A mental trick for getting unstuck: assign your brain a problem, then let it quietly solve it in the background.
The Correct Order For Effective Messaging
Messaging fails when it starts with features. Start with the problem, instead.
Finding People to Copy, Part 2: Your Hidden Advisory Board
Most advice ignores what makes you unique. This will help you find and lean into your unfair advantages.
Finding People to Copy, Part 1: Do You Want To Be Your Boss?
Before following anyone’s playbook, ask if you’d actually want their life — business advice included.
A Week for Ceilings
A simple exercise to identify the hidden ceilings in your startup — and how to break through them with intention.
In-Person Brute Force
When in doubt, go see your customers in person — nothing replaces the clarity and momentum it creates.