Ask a company's leadership which competitor they'd invest in if not their own — and which they'd short.
Go From $10k to $1M in 3 Years With This Strategy | Mohnish Pabrai · Codie Sanchez
Strip front-line roles to 5 core tasks before handing them off
Sweaty Startup Ep 400: How to Delegate (Nick Huber and Sieva Kozinsky) · Nick Huber
Pay employees to get out-of-state licenses and then pay a monthly stipend to hold each license the company actively uses
Owned and Operated: He Built a $100M HVAC Business (Chad Peterman, Peterman Brothers) · John Wilson
Find the branch leader first, embed them in HQ for three months, then build the market around them
Owned and Operated: He Built a $100M HVAC Business (Chad Peterman, Peterman Brothers) · John Wilson
Record leadership talks delivered live to field crews and distribute via podcast so the CEO voice reaches every truck, every day
Owned and Operated: He Built a $100M HVAC Business (Chad Peterman, Peterman Brothers) · John Wilson
No background in the industry is an advantage if you deliberately apprentice yourself to its experts before you build.
J. Darius Bikoff — first TV interview after the $4.1B Coca-Cola sale (The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch) · The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch (CNBC)
Build living culture through deliberate hiring and repeated leader behavior
UpFlip Ep222: College Hunks $300M/yr (Nick Friedman) — The UpFlip Podcast · The UpFlip Podcast
Establish purpose, vision, and people before building any operational system
UpFlip Ep222: College Hunks $300M/yr (Nick Friedman) — The UpFlip Podcast · The UpFlip Podcast
Hire the attitude; the skills you can teach.
Mike Repole on Next Up with Adam Breneman (full episode) · Next Up with Adam Breneman
Map every role in a small acquisition target to know exactly where human capital risk can crater your business
Acquiring Minds: Joe Wynn, $600k SDE, 90% seller note — Acquiring Minds · Acquiring Minds
When a competitor collapses, you don't need their company — you need their people, today.
I Had $78 in My Bank Account… Now I Own a Private Jet | Vick Tipnes (full episode) · School of Hard Knocks Podcast
Companies run at room temperature by default. Founders are exothermic — they inject heat into the system. The job is to protect that heat from being politicked away.
Invest Like the Best EP.394 — Tobi Lütke: Building Islands of Innovation · Patrick O'Shaughnessy / Colossus
Every CEO directive has an implicit asterisk: do it, as long as it still makes sense to you.
Daniel Lubetzky on School of Hard Knocks (full episode) · School of Hard Knocks Podcast
Never do anything to disrespect the longest-tenured front-line worker.
Patrick Terry on School of Hard Knocks (full episode) · School of Hard Knocks Podcast
Pre-asked birthday cake delivered to every employee's store, every year.
Patrick Terry on School of Hard Knocks (full episode) · School of Hard Knocks Podcast
Eliminate incentive gaps to unlock founder-quality output from everyone you hire or work for
How to Get Rich — Naval · Naval
Filter every hire and partner through Intelligence, Energy, and Integrity—no exceptions.
How to Get Rich — Naval · Naval
We comply with people we like; six reliable triggers manufacture that liking automatically
Influence: Science and Practice · Robert B. Cialdini
Hire marketers who are digital natives, analytical, networked, and can create content
Inbound Marketing: Get Found Using Google, Social Media, and Blogs · Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah
Treat your marketing team as part publisher — build a systematic content production engine
Inbound Marketing: Get Found Using Google, Social Media, and Blogs · Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah
A data-derived taxonomy that reveals which rep type wins complex sales by a landslide
The Challenger Sale: Taking Control of the Customer Conversation · Matthew Dixon and Brent Adamson
Read anyone's true mental state by measuring live behavior against their established baseline
CIA Spy: Is Kanye Mentally Ill or a Narcissist? This is What His Behavior REALLY Reveals... — Lisa Bilyeu · Lisa Bilyeu
Find undervalued assets by matching your unique tolerances to others' deal-breakers
21 Harsh Truths About Why You’re Still Lost - Mark Manson — Chris Williamson · Chris Williamson
Evaluate partners and allies by setting minimum standards, not maximum wish lists
21 Harsh Truths About Why You’re Still Lost - Mark Manson — Chris Williamson · Chris Williamson
Apply leverage to time before you can afford it — both ends of the wealth curve need it
From Council Estate to Multimillionaire at 27 Years Old · Timothy Armoo
Expertise builds confidence faster than it builds competence — and experts are the most dangerous victims
The Economist's Guide To Getting Rich · Erik Angner
Partnership structures align risk with decision-making; corporate structures dissociate them
The Problem With Passive Investing Nobody Talks About · Philip Roscoe
Index investing optimises returns while surrendering the governance power that could fix the system
The Problem With Passive Investing Nobody Talks About · Philip Roscoe
Every tax is ultimately paid by people — the question is which people and how obviously
Top Finance Experts React to the UK Budget 2024 · Paul Johnson & Claer Barrett
A 1% annual fee doesn't cost 1% — it costs a quarter of your final pot.
Do We Need To Change Our Minds About Index Funds? · Tim Harford
Beat short-termism by hiring people with a decade of pre-thinking, not a week
The Government's Plan to Change Your Pension · Torsten Bell MP
Massive need for success plus fear of failure plus no perceived ceiling produces operators who can't say stop
The Rogue Trader Who Lost £862 Million · Nick Leeson
AI's real threat is the quiet transfer of decision authority to algorithms
Yuval Noah Harari: An Urgent Warning They Hope You Ignore. More War Is Coming! · Yuval Noah Harari
At the 5-year horizon, GPU + agent spend replaces engineering headcount — treat it as capital allocation, not cost-cutting
Uber CEO: I Have To Be Honest, AI Will Replace 9.4 Million Jobs At Uber! · Dara Khosrowshahi
AI eliminates the rungs, not the top — entry-level roles vanish while expertise stays
AI Whistleblower: We Are Being Gaslit By AI Companies, They're Hiding The Truth! · Karen Hao
AI creates cognitive labor abundance the same way NAFTA created manufacturing abundance: by hollowing out the social fabric
AI Expert: Here Is What The World Looks Like In 2 Years! · Tristan Harris
Commit to high-stakes bets only when upside belief and downside acceptance both exist
“This Is Terrifying!” You’re NOT Ready For What’s About To Happen With AI | Jason & Brett Oppenheim — The Iced Coffee Hour · The Iced Coffee Hour
Invest in employee happiness and growth first — productivity and profit follow as natural consequences
Why Happiness is the New Productivity · Vishen Lakhiani
Maximize show rates by mastering availability, speed, personalization, and volume
$100M Playbook: Lead Nurture · Alex Hormozi
Read the residue of persistence in life histories instead of trusting self-reports
Angela Duckworth - Grit The Power of Passion and Perseverance at Talks at Google · Angela Duckworth
Tiago Forte describes how becoming a parent served as the ultimate forcing function for genuine productivity.
Confronting my Productivity Guru - Tiago Forte · Tiago Forte
Diagnose why your organization cannot pursue disruptive opportunities despite wanting to
The Innovator's Dilemma · Clayton M. Christensen
Treat employees like adults and they will act like adults
8 Lessons on Building a Company People Enjoy Working For · Patty McCord
Engineer the critical first moments that determine lasting perception
Creating Personal Presence · Dianna Booher
Build profitable products alone by shipping rapidly, using boring technology, and letting users guide development
Pieter Levels: Programming, Viral AI Startups, and Digital Nomad Life | Lex Fridman Podcast #440 · Pieter Levels
Build a profitable sustainable business by rejecting growth-at-all-costs and embracing intentional constraints
Jason Fried Interview | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast) · Jason Fried
Build winning teams by weeding out takers and protecting generous givers
Are you a giver or a taker? · Adam Grant
Become the absolute best at one weird specific thing to stand out
Zero-Click Marketing & The Death of Growth Hacking: Insights from SparkToro CEO Rand Fishkin · Rand Fishkin
Use boring technology and minimal tools to maximize output and profit
This Is What Real Freedom Looks Like - Pieter Levels · Pieter Levels
Build a scalable solo business with content, community, and products
Justin Welsh Shows You How To Start & Grow A One-Person Business · Justin Welsh