This week's additions focus on founder stories, leadership, and mindset, with new digests from Noah Kagan, Masters of Scale, and Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life. Highlights include Delegating low-value tasks pays off if your time is worth more A polarised investor reaction signals a genuinely big idea

Outsourcing & delegation

YouTube

How to hire a virtual assistant that actually works for you

Noah Kagan May 19, 2017

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Outsourcing & delegation 9

Delegation 6

• Delegating low-value tasks pays off if your time is worth more
• Build an SOP before hiring — most assistant failures start there
• Expect to screen 100 candidates to find one genuinely great hire

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Founder interviews

Podcast

How Tristan Walker built a company by listening to rejection

Masters of Scale May 17, 2017

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Founder interviews 9

Niche selection 6

Pitching investors 5

• A polarised investor reaction signals a genuinely big idea
• Multi-blade razors made shaving worse for an entire demographic
• One sharp endorsement outweighs a crowd of dismissals

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Productivity & habits

Podcast

Meal prep as a productivity system: eliminating food decision fatigue

Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life May 16, 2017

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Productivity & habits 9

Deep work & focus 7

• One weekly prep session replaces nightly cooking and decision drain.
• Unresolved dinner plans quietly consume mental RAM all day.
• Better nutrition from home-cooked meals sharpens afternoon focus.

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