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CEOs on Their Least Popular But Most Impactful Decisions

The Generalist • 900 implied HN points • 23 Jan 24
💼 Business Leadership Decision-making Company Building Customer Relations Team Management
  1. Great leadership requires making tough decisions that go against popular opinion.
  2. CEOs must prioritize what's best for the long-term success of their company, even if it means making unpopular choices.
  3. Building a successful company often means making difficult decisions that may challenge the norms and expectations of others.

Intellectual Seat Belts

Investing 101 • 110 implied HN points • 09 Mar 24
💼 Business Investing Company Building Beliefs Ideas Risk Assessment
  1. People often use in-group thinking as an 'intellectual seat belt' to feel safe and avoid critically evaluating their beliefs.
  2. Being open to being wrong promotes the pursuit of truth, as it challenges existing beliefs and pressures ideas for improvement.
  3. Questioning mainstream beliefs and pursuing wrongness can reveal potential weaknesses, leading to a deeper understanding and pursuit of truth.

Long Term

Venture Prose • 479 implied HN points • 04 Jun 23
💼 Business Entrepreneurship Venture Capital Ethics Company Building
  1. Success often requires effort, dedication, and patience over immediate gratification.
  2. In the world of entrepreneurship and investing, it's important to have a long-term perspective and not get caught up in instant success narratives.
  3. Building meaningful companies requires ethics, rhythm, and alignment, along with cultivating long-term relationships with founders.

Introducing Steelhead

Steelhead • 39 implied HN points • 05 Jan 24
💼 Business Entrepreneurship Investing Company Building Startups
  1. The name 'Steelhead' for the substack comes from its connection to the challenging, yet rewarding nature of startup building and investing, similar to the difficulty of catching a Steelhead fish.
  2. Erik Zahnlecker's newsletter will focus on topics related to company building and investing, drawing from his personal experiences and industry trends.
  3. Starting a business or investing is tough and often comes with a low success rate, but the potential rewards can be significant for those who persevere through the challenges.

Building a sustainable company without running out of runway; The good, bad, and ugly of doing interim work; The art and science of Product Marketing

Femstreet • 15 implied HN points • 21 Jan 24
💼 Business Entrepreneurship Marketing Leadership Career development Company Building
  1. Enduring company building is crucial for founders to balance pace, growth, and longevity.
  2. Product Marketing is the bridge between inspiration and practicality in an organization.
  3. Influence without authority is a vital skill for individuals at all levels in a company.
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