This week's additions focus on strategy, founder stories, and leadership, with new digests from Silicon Valley Girl, Deep Questions with Cal Newport, and Ahrefs. Highlights include The average office worker is productive for under three hours daily. Replace team hyperactive hive mind with structured Agile workflows.

Prospecting & outreach

YouTube

Cold outreach to billionaires: what actually works

Noah Kagan August 9, 2021

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Prospecting & outreach 9

Communication 5

• Why a genuine hook beats any cold-outreach template
• How to find executive email addresses in minutes
• Following up matters more than the first message

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Deep work & focus

Podcast

Slow vs. fast productivity: a framework for sustainable accomplishment

Deep Questions with Cal Newport August 9, 2021

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Deep work & focus 9

Productivity & habits 7

Processes & SOPs 5

• Constant busyness is fast productivity — it actively undermines meaningful work.
• Slow productivity aligns with human nature; fast productivity fights it.
• Sufficient organisation keeps unavoidable tasks small, protecting deep work time.

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