Unpacking what it means to be an interim leader
https://elenaverna.substack.com/p/unpacking-what-it-means-to-be-an Interim leaders are hired for a specific purpose and predetermined time. You possess specific expertise that is clearly valuable for a period of time, but not on an ongoing basis. Any full-time leadership role pushes you to be a generalist—be a kitchen sink of solutions, whenever and however business...
What I wish someone had told me
https://blog.samaltman.com/what-i-wish-someone-had-told-me Optimism, obsession, self-belief, raw horsepower and personal connections are how things get started. Cohesive teams, the right combination of calmness and urgency, and unreasonable commitment are how things get finished. Long-term orientation is in short supply; try not to worry about what people think in the short term, which...
My top 3 entrepreneurship lessons
https://www.michaellinwrites.com/p/2023-year-in-review-my-top-3-entrepreneurship Figuring Out the Consulting Sales Funnel: at most you’re only giving away 30-minutes for free. A client DM’s me We schedule a free 30-minute discovery call We move to a paid assessment We move to a paid implementation Vertical positioning opens doors to larger projects that you wouldn’t have...
How to lead in tough times
https://levelupwithethanevans.substack.com/p/how-to-lead-in-tough-times-ethan On making tough decisions and lessons learned. Be decisive. Force yourself as a leader to act early and not wait. Do not let pain make the decision for you, especially when it comes to layoffs. It leads to the wrong decision. For example, you want it to be a...
My favorite go-to growth tactics
https://elenaverna.substack.com/p/my-favorite-go-to-growth-tactics Do Profiling in Onboarding (for increased activation & engagement) No more than 6 questions On no more than 3 screens Give customers an explanation for why you are asking Immediately remove questions if you are not using the data Implement Reverse Trials in Freemium (for increased conversion rates) Pro...
10 simple steps to build wealth and retire early
https://levelupwithethanevans.substack.com/p/10-simple-steps-to-build-wealth-and If you are not able to live on less than what you make, no amount of investment planning will help you. The alternative to raising your income is cutting expenses. With “extra” money after steps 1 and/or 2, first pay off any high-rate debt (bad debt). Once bad debt...
Tech is going to get much bigger
https://www.notboring.co/p/tech-is-going-to-get-much-bigger At the end of all of the interviews we do for Age of Miracles, we ask each guest what the world will look like when we have abundant energy. Isaiah Taylor, the founder of Valar Atomics, gave an answer that frames the situation perfectly: There are only really three...
The one person billion dollar company: A possible future of business
https://hardfork.substack.com/p/the-one-person-billion-dollar-company Source: https://summation.net/2020/02/11/the-new-status-game-for-companies-fewer-employees/ Auren 𝐇𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐦𝐚𝐧 on Twitter: “The most important business skill in the next hundred years is the ability to select and manage vendors. This is in contrast to the most important business skill from the last 100 years: the ability to recruit, manage, retain, and grow talent.” /...
Why I spent 120k on a biz coach
https://contrarianthinking.co/why-i-spent-120k-on-a-biz-coach/ These 9 lessons cost me $120k Focus will unf*** you Productivity is more a quality game than a quantity one. Most people replace the important with the urgent, and the 2 are rarely the same. It means completing your most impactful tasks above all others. Who not how Many...
The AI research job market shit show (and my experience)
https://www.interconnects.ai/p/ai-research-job-market Structurally, the places where open research and science are the priorities is exceedingly rare. Even if someone joins as an academically minded research scientist, realities will always pull people into the business needs (especially at startups). With the most surprising being getting visibility for your work is harder than...
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