Michelle recently shared how we passed $40m in all-time revenue at Squared Away. Check out her post on X. I wanted to share a few thoughts on how we got here, lessons learned, all of our financials, and my personal journey to get here.
To think we started this company
Last month, I made an offer to everyone at our company: $25,000 to quit.
6 people took it.
But, why?
Because I fucked up. I'm sharing the story to be open about what happened, why I did it, and maybe it can be helpful to others going
7 years ago, I called my best friend Robert Stephens and asked him for advice. His response was not what I was looking for. He said,
Do you want my Advice or do you want my Validation?
I just sat there for a second. Doubting my actual intentions. Thinking. What
Reply and say hi, it's always great to hear from you.
Every once in a while, someone tells me something that completely changes the entire way I see the world. That's what happened to me after a conversation with Ted Klontz, one of the best psychologists
Richard Feynman once said that “you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool.”
I shared this post recently as a screenshot on Twitter and I had 100s of people reach out and say it was something they were struggling with and the post really resonated
The CEO of Relish stops by the studio to talk about sports, feminism, diversity
and her new company.
Ashley is the CEO of The Relish, a new media sports company for female fans. She
has an inspiring story and shares her love for sports, women in business and
serving an
Taken right from the Assist handbook for new team members
I wanted to share why we believe giving everyone a personal assistant is the greatest perk you can offer. And a few other thoughts.
Productivity Perks > Posh Perks
There’s a lot of talk, especially in technology, about cute
Jason Fried [https://twitter.com/jasonfried] has always preached the simple way.
This interview is a fun little interview on why he likes tea so much.
Enjoy.
https://soundcloud.com/ask-interviews-14429595/why-drink-tea-w-jason-fried
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iTunes Podcast:
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T.A. McCann [https://twitter.com/tamccann] is both a friend, our investor and
the reason I got into startups. This story reminds me of how much it really is
about the process and the persistence to achieve anything you want.
I hope you enjoy this interview.
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This interview has changed everything I think about in leadership. It truly is
one of my favorite stories.
David Marquet took over the largest nuclear submarine in the Navy and turned the
worst performing ship in the navy into the best. He did it by changing from the
leader who
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20 years ago businesses were told to get a website. 10 years ago a Facebook
page. 5 years ago an app (but apps are too expensive). The next phase of the
Internet will be bots.
Every business in the world will have a bot. It will allow any customer
My favorite advice is this:
> Determine how to ignore most advice.
Advice is cheap. In business, opinions are even cheaper. A bunch of people with
no context and different experiences telling you the answer. They don’t know
what you know. Believe that. My skin crawls every time I
