Embracing Output Over Hours | A Paradigm Shift for COOs

Cameron Herold July 2, 2023

How to Raise $108K on Kickstarter for a Book Launch

Rob Walling July 2, 2023

• Kickstarter solved a real problem: charging cards 6–7 months before fulfilment.
• Existing audience did the heavy lifting — 90–95% of backers came from it.
• Limited-quantity tiers and a post-campaign store captured significant extra revenue.

The four levels of value for career growth to the executive level

Dr. Grace Lee July 2, 2023

• Why better communicators get promoted over more experienced colleagues
• Four distinct value levels map the path from intern to CEO
• Visionary thinking — not execution — is the highest-paid skill in any industry

Three go-to-market slides every SaaS pitch deck needs

TK Kader July 2, 2023

• Put your traction slide first — it reframes everything as evidence, not theory.
• Show channel-level yield: leads in, pipeline out, revenue produced.
• Tie your funding ask directly to projected growth from proven channels.

Epictetus on control, reason, and accepting what cannot be changed

The Daily Stoic July 2, 2023

• Only reason can evaluate itself — the one faculty that truly governs.
• Your will is the only thing no tyrant, chain, or executioner can touch.
• Agrippinus condemned to exile: ate lunch, added no extra suffering.

How to build minimum lovable products and grow as a PM

Lenny's Podcast Product Career Growth July 2, 2023

• Do five things excellently beats fifteen things adequately — always
• Airbnb Plus failed because inspections never had workable unit economics
• Treat trust as a bank account: deposit before you push for change

Garland Robinette: a life of obstacle, dopamine, and creative reinvention

The Daily Stoic July 1, 2023

• How morphine without tapering left a Vietnam vet dopamine-addicted for 50 years
• One hero dose of psilocybin ended four decades of nightly PTSD nightmares
• Reinvention — janitor to anchor to painter — requires actively disrupting comfort

Predicting team capacity in ClickUp with workload views and dashboards

Layla at ProcessDriven June 30, 2023

• Workload view shows daily overload by comparing time estimates to set capacity.
• Dashboard bar chart reveals open months for onboarding new clients.
• Tasks too hard to estimate are too large — break them to one session.

How to avoid cargo culting other startups

Y Combinator June 30, 2023

• Copying Google's office culture won't make you Google
• Founders now copy unicorns with no revenue or proven model
• Start with what users want — not fundraising announcements

Leading with principles under pressure: lessons from Merck and Upwork

Masters of Scale June 29, 2023

• Principles only count when exercising them costs you something real
• Upwork and Exxon both exited Russia — one lost 10% of revenue
• Remote work shifts strategy from where work happens to who does it

How SEO and social media strategies work together across platforms

Neil Patel June 29, 2023

• Brand search volume on Google is a direct ranking signal.
• Each platform has a different engagement trigger that drives reach.
• Google results take two years; TikTok and YouTube pay off in days.

How to start an AI automation agency without coding

Brett Malinowski June 29, 2023

• Train private AI models on company data — no code needed
• One master model powers four distinct billable services
• AI automation agencies today mirror SMMA's early gold-rush window

Speak last to get better team decisions

EOS Worldwide June 29, 2023

• Speaking first in meetings shuts down honest team input
• Ask others first, share your view last, then discuss
• Leader's voice shapes the room before anyone else speaks

VERO: building a subscription social network with no ads or algorithms

GaryVee June 29, 2023

• Creators reach 100% of followers — no algorithmic suppression
• VERO acquired a stock exchange so users earn platform equity
• Subscription and ad-supported social will coexist, not compete

Why your workforce needs veterans and how to hire them

HR Party of One June 29, 2023

• 27–44% of veterans struggle to transition — your hiring helps
• Military service builds discipline, adaptability, and composure under pressure
• Federal tax credits up to $9,600 per qualifying veteran hire