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Hey Reader, Toxic employees kill companies.Nope.Mediocre employees do. If you truly, deeply, obsessively care about what you're building… you’ve probably been called toxic, probably even felt a little toxics. But there’s a world of difference between destructive behavior (toxic) and productive intensity (diva energy). If caring too much, pushing too hard, and refusing to lower your standards makes someone a diva? Then yeah. Hire more of them. intensity ≠ toxicity What people really mean when...
Hey Reader, You can only believe in what you don’t know. That’s why you started. Right? Every great startup begins as an act of defiance against the existing reality.Not always to change the world. Sometimes, just to make something a bit better. You see a gap in the market, an edge, a better way. You imagine the future. The users, the traction, the growth, the impact. You see your life on the other side. Ugh. The seduction of possibility. Every founder starts at zero. Just the idea, a vision...
Hey Reader, The biggest inflection points in your startup won't feel big when they happen. It's the smallest shifts that change everything. Big Doors Swing on Small Hinges is tied to decisions, actions, and communication. 🚀 The decision that kills your startup won't feel big when you make it. That's what makes it dangerous.🚀 The decision that changes everything won't feel big either. That's why most founders miss it. This is the counter-balance to the entropy newsletter. The thousand tiny...