23 January 2023
This week's additions focus on mindset, strategy, and leadership, with new digests from TK Kader, Lenny's Podcast Product Career Growth, and Neil Patel. Highlights include Strategy before execution: why skipping this wastes your runway Airtable prioritised customer success over sales from day one
Showing 30 digests for 23 January 2023.
Resilience & grit
YouTube
How to stay powerful and persistent in the face of rejection
Bill Gallagher
January 24, 2023
Expecting rejection stops you from trying — or trying well
Jordan, Jobs, Canfield, Ma all succeeded after repeated rejection
Train yourself to stay playful and effective despite hearing no
Three questions that helped me shut down a $1.8M business
Dan Martell
January 24, 2023
Niche selection
9
Post-mortems
6
Serving all entrepreneurs blocked the 20% only he could deliver.
Would you still offer this if paid only on results?
A seasoned buyer reveals decisions you already know you should make.
Deep work & focus
Podcast
Bootstrapping, nuanced thinking, and the gap between good and great
Startups For the Rest of Us
January 24, 2023
Deep work & focus
7
Identity & self-belief
5
MicroConf built an inclusive culture by deliberately rejecting startup bro energy.
That viral '$9M acquisition declined at 18' was an all-stock offer with near-zero cash.
Outlier performers work harder AND on the right things — focus beats breadth.
Prospecting & outreach
YouTube
How to pre-sell an online course before building it
Sunny Lenarduzzi
January 24, 2023
Prospecting & outreach
8
MVP & prototyping
7
Niche selection
6
Sell the outcome first, build course content while delivering live
No audience needed — targeted daily outreach beats mass content
Research conversations with prospects produce better programs
Founder interviews
YouTube
Gary Vaynerchuk on nostalgia, hustle, and raising kids with values
GaryVee
January 24, 2023
Founder interviews
10
Identity & self-belief
7
Resilience & grit
5
Nostalgia is about love, not struggle — and love is replicable
Seven-year-old Gary out-marketed rivals by keeping signs ruthlessly simple
Generational wealth changes the scene, but core values still transfer
Automation & tools
YouTube
What is an HRIS and how to choose the right one
HR Party of One
January 24, 2023
Automation & tools
8
Processes & SOPs
6
Hiring & recruitment
5
Payroll that once took 8 hours can drop to 90 minutes.
Employees self-serve answers, cutting routine HR questions daily.
Six concrete steps to evaluate and select the right vendor.
Resilience & grit
Podcast
Come back to the rhythm: a Stoic mantra for broken habits
The Daily Stoic
January 24, 2023
Resilience & grit
10
Productivity & habits
8
Marcus Aurelius backslid on habits — the Stoic move is just to return.
Tattooing mantras makes philosophy impossible to ignore or forget.
Every obstacle is a chance to practice courage, wisdom, or temperance.
Identity & self-belief
Podcast
How your internal narrator shapes your results and how to change it
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
January 23, 2023
Identity & self-belief
9
Resilience & grit
5
Your brain narrates every event — and that story isn't fact
Three steps to identify, interrogate, and replace disempowering stories
Neural pathways are reversible — focused thinking cuts new ones
Four quick tips to double email open rates in 10 minutes
Neil Patel
January 23, 2023
Email marketing
9
Copywriting
7
69% of recipients mark emails as spam based on the subject line alone.
A/B test data should shape future subject lines, not just pick a winner.
Emojis in subject lines increase unsubscribes — avoid them.
Customer experience
YouTube
A customer-first marketing mindset: five practical steps
Neil Patel
January 23, 2023
Customer experience
9
Growth hacking
7
UGC from real customers is the most trusted content you can publish.
Retaining a customer costs up to 25x less than acquiring a new one.
Poor service can destroy a brand — good service commands premium prices.
Seven SaaS ideas for underserved niches with $10k MRR potential
Rob Walling
January 23, 2023
Niche selection
9
Customer discovery
8
MVP & prototyping
6
Second-mover advantage beats zero-to-one: read competitor reviews, find the gaps.
Construction, healthcare, and car dealerships are tech-underserved and hiding real pain.
Validate before building — none of these ideas have been tested.
Work-life balance
Podcast
Why workday characteristics matter as much as job content
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
January 23, 2023
Work-life balance
9
Long-term planning
7
Identity & self-belief
5
Lumberjacks outrank lawyers on happiness despite perilous, low-meaning work.
Setting, stress load, clarity, and control shape work experience more than job title.
Career capital — not passion — is what lets you negotiate better workday conditions.
Business operating systems
YouTube
How EOS builds a culture of open conflict and trust
EOS Worldwide
January 23, 2023
Business operating systems
9
Culture building
7
Communication
5
EOS makes conflict welcome, not suppressed or avoided
Employee input is utilized, not just acknowledged
Trust replaces top-down control over how work gets done
Henry Royce: building world-class products by improving what already exists
Founders
January 23, 2023
Origin stories
10
Iteration & feedback loops
7
Long-term planning
6
You can build a legendary brand without inventing anything new.
Relentless detail, compounded across every component, becomes visible quality.
The right business partner can literally save a founder's life.
Productivity & habits
Podcast
Power, restraint, and the daily practice of getting better
The Daily Stoic
January 23, 2023
Productivity & habits
9
Identity & self-belief
6
Most people never examine the power they hold over others
Seneca's daily review: put each day up for honest reflection
Small daily improvements compound into a fundamentally different life