Founder interviews

YouTube

How disruption creates opportunity: lessons for new graduates

KeyPersonOfInfluence August 16, 2022

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Founder interviews 10

Resilience & grit 8

• Every major crisis in Priestley's career created better conditions than before.
• Inflation means too much money chasing too few goods — your window to act.
• Baby boomers want to mentor, invest, and hand off opportunities right now.

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Market research

YouTube

What investors look for in a SaaS startup: traits and progress

Rob Walling August 15, 2022

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Market research 9

Unit economics 8

Product-market fit 6

• Coachability may be the most important founder trait investors value
• Total reachable market matters more than raw TAM for SaaS evaluation
• Growing MRR beats any slide deck when pitching investors

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Resilience & grit

YouTube

Three lessons from Ironman racing that make you a better entrepreneur

Dan Martell August 15, 2022

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Resilience & grit 9

Motivation 7

Business operating systems 5

• All the real work happens before the big moment arrives.
• Your weakest business area will eventually cause a costly breakdown.
• A documented list of whys pulls you through the hardest stretches.

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Productivity & habits

Podcast

Social media decline, email tactics, and building a deliberate life

Deep Questions with Cal Newport August 15, 2022

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Productivity & habits 8

Processes & SOPs 7

Competitive analysis 6

• TikTok will force Facebook to dismantle its own competitive moat
• Unanswered emails are your fault — vague asks get ignored
• Concentrating effort on one thing produces non-linear reward jumps

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Productivity & habits

Podcast

Stoic self-discipline: stop being tough for the wrong reasons

The Daily Stoic August 15, 2022

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Productivity & habits 8

Identity & self-belief 7

• Performing toughness out of fear makes you genuinely weaker
• Ask one question before anything: is this necessary?
• Doing fewer things better beats busy meaningless effort

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