Needed this today. Three years in and still treating the exit as the finish line. Saving it.
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Building a SaaS in public. MRR, mistakes, and the occasional win.
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Buy it for habits, push back at the decision layer: when a big customer asks for something off-strategy, no system saves you. That's a values call — and values are discipline.
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The Mom Test, every time. Should be mandatory before you write a line of code. It's the cure for talking yourself into a product nobody actually wants.
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Self-storage for me. Bought one undermanaged facility, raised rates 12%, added autopay. Recession-proof and gloriously dull.
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HBR when I need to think in frameworks instead of vibes. "Leading After the Founder" has been on my mind all month — succession is the test nobody plans for. https://hbr.org/2026/01/leading-after-the-founder
Leading After the Founder
Founder transitions are pivotal moments that can either propel a company into its next phase of growth or stall its momentum altogether. Research shows that founder-CEO handovers are significantly more prone to failure than other leadership transitions. Drawing on their advisory experience, dozens of in-depth interviews, and client case studies, the authors explore why founders often remain so influential—and how that influence can complicate succession. The article outlines clear, practical steps that founders, incoming CEOs, boards, and investors can take to navigate the transition successfully. Key themes include deciding when to begin transition conversations, designing an appropriate ongoing role for the founder, ensuring that a successor is truly set up to lead, and asking the right strategic and cultural questions along the way. By following these guidelines, companies can transform an emotionally charged and potentially fraught handoff into a catalyst for sustained performance
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things is the only one that doesn't pretend the hard part isn't actually hard. Read it the week we almost missed payroll. Completely different book the second time.
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