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Anthony Bourdain said: "Eat at a local restaurant tonight. Get the cream sauce. Have a cold pint at 4 o’clock in a mostly empty bar. Go somewhere you’ve never been. Listen to someone you think may have nothing in common with you. Order the steak rare. Eat an oyster. Have a

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Every company should have a page like this that every employee can reference

CEO of a startup vs. CEO of a mature business

Every company should have a page like this that every employee can reference

A year ago, the founder of Bird scooters had a $300 million stake in his company and bought a $21 million Miami mansion This year, Bird is down 96% and his stake is worth about $12 million. And he's selling the mansion. Lesson: Don't buy the fancy toys until the check clears.

I was CEO of AppSumo while it grew from $3m to $80m+ in annual revenue. Here are some thoughts on how to be an effective CEO: (1/x)

When someone who started a Web3 company last year is suddenly the Founder & CEO of an AI company this year 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

I was CEO of AppSumo while it grew from $3m to $84m+ in annual revenue. A few thoughts and hot takes (on how to be an effective CEO):

Everyone’s wrong about what a CEO actually does It’s not product. It’s not marketing. It’s not vision boards It’s just 5 things: • Hire/Fire (80% of the job) • Pick one direction, say no to everything else • Build systems so you’re not needed • Keep stretching your psychology • Don’t run out of money (most imp) Miss one = game over

The CEO is the most unnatural position at any company You don’t actually “do” anything tangible. Your output is the output of the team. Your metrics are the teams metrics. But in order for the company to be successful, you have to nail 10 major areas of mastery:

Every great CEO walks the factory floor If you're not getting your hands dirty, don't be surprised when things fall apart I learned this while making $10.50/hour at Home Depot Every 90 days, the district manager would show up with a white glove. Checking storage racks. Shifting pallets of cement. Testing if our inventory was accurate The week before his visit? Pure chaos. We'd scramble to groom, organize, and price everything correctly That's when it hit me: The only reason we kept standards was because someone checked Fast forward to AppSumo at $40M Every Monday, I blocked 30 minutes. Non-negotiable My digital factory floor inspection: - Open 5 random support tickets - Test the products we were launching (actually buy and use them) - Review ad performance line by line - Find ONE thing working and ONE thing broken per department - Slack both observations immediately The team thought I had eyes everywhere Here's what they didn't know: I was terrified of becoming one of those CEOs who loses touch The uncomfortable truth about scaling: $1M: You're still in the weeds. Walking the floor IS your job $10M: You've hired leaders. Easy to think "they've got it." Wrong. This is when those 30 minutes matter most $100M: Your job shifts. Now you ensure your leaders walk THEIR factory floors. You walk together quarterly, showing them the standard you expect "But my time is worth $10,000/hour. Why would I do support tickets?" Because that one angry customer email will teach you more about your business than 10 board meetings Because your team's standards become YOUR standards when you're not watching Because excellence is a habit, not a memo One year, I caught a stripe bug blocking legitimate customers from purchasing during my Monday “walk”. It incorrectly flagged them as fraud. Had been happening for weeks Cost of my 30 minutes: $5,000 (at my “hourly” rate) Cost of not catching it: $180,000 in lost sales But the real cost? A team that thought nobody was watching The pattern is clear: When the cat's away, the mice will play. So be the cat that never fully leaves. Your $100M business isn't built in boardrooms. It's built in the details everyone else thinks are beneath them See you on the factory floor 🤝

Overheard on a date: Girl: What would you do if you woke up with a million dollars in your bank account? Guy: Ask where the rest of it went.

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Most CEOs are shocked when they learn that I worked less hours as an $80m CEO than I did as an $8m CEO. Let me explain 🧵

The five levels of wealth: Level 1 - No Watch Level 2 - Apple Watch Level 3 - Rolex Level 4 - Patek Level 5 - No Watch

I start every year with a brand new MacBook Pro Fresh Start. Brand new install - nothing transferred from the last one If it makes me even 1% more efficient it pays for itself in the first week

Anthony Bourdain said: "Eat at a local restaurant tonight. Get the cream sauce. Have a cold pint at 4 o’clock in a mostly empty bar. Go somewhere you’ve never been. Listen to someone you think may have nothing in common with you. Order the steak rare. Eat an oyster. Have a

Name a business you could start today and get to $100k a month in revenue by the end of the year

WeWork is so underrated as a business So tempted to raise $500m to buy 100% of WeWork, take it private, and make it profitable Who's in?

CEO of a startup vs. CEO of a mature business

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Every company should have a page like this that every employee can reference

Is everybody on Zyn and other stimulants? Am I the only one raw dogging productivity out here? Should I try it? What am I missing?

Every company should have a page like this that every employee can reference

These AI robotics startups are getting out of hand

A year ago, the founder of Bird scooters had a $300 million stake in his company and bought a $21 million Miami mansion This year, Bird is down 96% and his stake is worth about $12 million. And he's selling the mansion. Lesson: Don't buy the fancy toys until the check clears.

I was CEO of an $80 million company WITHOUT doing a cold plunge at 3am every morning Ask me anything

Everyone’s wrong about what a CEO actually does It’s not product. It’s not marketing. It’s not vision boards It’s just 5 things: • Hire/Fire (80% of the job) • Pick one direction, say no to everything else • Build systems so you’re not needed • Keep stretching your psychology • Don’t run out of money (most imp) Miss one = game over

I was CEO of AppSumo while it grew from $3m to $80m+ in annual revenue. Here are some thoughts on how to be an effective CEO: (1/x)

I was CEO of a company that did $80 million a year in revenue This was my weekly schedule You don't need to work 12+ hours a day to be effective