This week: what Airtable's fire sale actually means for profitable founders, the internet running out of training data, the hire who hunts pain, and how to price in the AI age.
Aug 13, 2026
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This week: the gap between AI knowing you and AI recommending you, the death of the follower, and the WFH data is finally in.
Aug 6, 2026
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A coach for profitable, founder-owned companies, not venture-backed startups burning toward a Series B.
Aug 4, 2026
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Most founders reach for a COO to escape operational chaos. That's the wrong reason. When to hire a COO, what it costs, and the ladder to climb first.
Aug 3, 2026
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Salespeople are professionally good at interviews. That's the trap. The founder's system for hiring a salesperson who can actually sell. Free frameworks.
How to hire employees for a small business when referrals keep failing you: sourcing, the 3-minute video filter, work samples, and scorecards. Free system.
The complete sequence for hiring your first employee: role definition, legal setup, interviews, and offer. No recruiter, no HR department, no guesswork.
This week: the one habit that fixes accountability, the AI labor piece everyone's talking about, and what USA Hockey can teach you about hiring.
Jul 30, 2026
The 9 common hiring mistakes founders repeat, and the process fix for each. From 20+ years of hiring at Motley Fool, The Hustle, HubSpot, and Hampton. Free system inside.
Jul 29, 2026
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This week: the soft close, stop prompting and start looping, how companies quietly lose PMF, and never adding a dud book again.
Jul 23, 2026
This week: the three signals that separate a real finisher from a great talker, plus I'm officially opening up hiring help for your next senior leader.
Jul 16, 2026
This week: what separates a 4-person team from a 40-person one, when to hire a finance leader vs. a bookkeeper, and the AI-recording era.
Jul 9, 2026
This week: a special 250th edition, what the data says about the dream, two great reads and an incredible 6-part podcast about America today.
Jul 2, 2026
Before the 250th birthday cake, an honest question about the celebration.
Jun 28, 2026
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This week: why flat fees are quietly becoming a liability, a Stanford negotiation shortcut, how AI adoption shakes out inside big companies, and an investor making the chip buildout feel obvious
Jun 25, 2026
