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#74 - Controlled Oscillation
It’s easy to decide on a position and stick to it. Is that always the optimal move?
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#73 - Artisan Founders, PMF, and Honesty
Back with some thoughts on the hunt for product-market fit
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#72 - Drowning in the Tragedy of the Kitchen Sink
Let it breathe, let it breathe
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#71 - Learning to Unlearn
Morning reflections on what I'm doing a ton of right now :).
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#70 - The Road to Nowhere
Decent advice to my younger self
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#66 - Learning to Love Tradeoffs + Some Tactics to Reclaim Your Time
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Letter 007 - Having Multiple Jobs (no, it doesn't have to be at multiple organizations)
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005 - Active Career Management and Being Your Own CEO (Welcome to 2022!)
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#27 - Altitudes of Project Management (Spoiler alert: it's not the same as business management)
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#69: Everything is Somewhat Broken
Embracing the reality that all things have room for *real* improvement is what creates the possibility that tomorrow might be better than today
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#68 - Visualize the Extremes
Something I do every day.
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#67 - Apex Creativity Requires You To Talk Entirely Too Much About A Topic
A different point of view about getting to the "right" answer
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#66 - Learning to Love Tradeoffs + Some Tactics to Reclaim Your Time
Specific tactics for your month + how embracing tradeoffs can force you to find new ways of living your life that can ultimately help you have a more…
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#65 - Viewing Friction as the Spark of Personal & Strategic Innovation
A note on mindset
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#64 - Common Startup Mistakes: Broad Platform Plays from Day One
Features...Products...Platforms... They aren't the same thing. You need to focus your energy on innovation at the right altitude -- likely what is right…
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#63 - Masterful Tactics: The OODA Loop
A short letter on one of my favorite mental models
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Exonomist by Michael Davis
Practical guidance to help you better manager yourself and your organization. Written for founders, early-to-mid career professionals, and those who nerd out on self-improvement.

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