Roadmapping

Podcast

Five frameworks for high-impact product management from Shreyas Doshi

Lenny's Podcast Product Career Growth June 7, 2022

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Roadmapping 9

Business operating systems 7

Communication 6

• Pre-mortems unlock honesty that post-mortems can't — run them before launches
• Most execution problems are actually strategy or culture problems in disguise
• Stop optimising for positive ROI; minimise opportunity cost instead

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Founder interviews

Podcast

American dynamism: Building critical tech beyond Silicon Valley

Acquired June 6, 2022

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Founder interviews 8

Niche selection 7

Vision & mission 6

• Venture capital should invest in defense, manufacturing, and civic infrastructure—not just consumer software.
• Founders nationwide can now build from anywhere; remote work kills the Silicon Valley migration myth.
• Ukraine validates defense tech; modern builders solve old-economy problems with fresh technical approaches.

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Content marketing

YouTube

Three link outreach approaches: shotgun, sniper, and hybrid

Ahrefs June 6, 2022

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Content marketing 8

• Shotgun outreach burns bridges and damages brand reputation at scale
• Sniper outreach gets better links but is too slow for competitive industries
• Hybrid approach delivers personalised emails at scale with 5–12% acquisition rates

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Deep work & focus

Podcast

Speed reading as a mindful skill, not a race

Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life June 6, 2022

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Deep work & focus 9

Productivity & habits 7

• Speed reading is active strategy, not skimming — comprehension improves too
• Three habits kill reading speed: sub-vocalising, eye regression, mind-wandering
• A card or finger on the page is the key to unlocking gears 4 and 5

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Branding

YouTube

How to identify three brand promises for your business

Bill Gallagher June 6, 2022

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Branding 8

• Ask best customers, not all customers, to reveal your real promises.
• Your most distinctive promise is often one you don't know you have.
• Three promises work at any stage — Southwest's model proves it.

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Fundraising & VC

YouTube

Venture capital explained: when to raise it and when to avoid it

Rob Walling June 6, 2022

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Fundraising & VC 9

Business models 6

Bootstrapping 5

• 99% of startups shouldn't raise VC — the model demands billion-dollar outcomes
• VCs earn via 2% fees plus 20% carry; most funds don't beat index funds
• Indie funding serves the founders VC ignores with smaller, profitable exits

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Motivation

YouTube

Motivation beats knowledge: how to show up when it counts

Dan Martell June 6, 2022

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Motivation 9

Resilience & grit 6

Identity & self-belief 5

• Success is an obsession problem, not a knowledge gap.
• Habits carry you when motivation disappears — build them.
• Committed founders act as if the stakes are life or death.

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