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
The following post is an excerpt from David Marquet's book "Leadership is Language." David was the captain of a nuclear submarine and one of my favorite leaders in the world. David asked me to share when we were launching our biggest project with Apple and how
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
David Marquet, author of Turn the Ship Around, which is one of my favorite books on leadership, is writing a new book coming out soon called “Coach.”
It’s about how to coach yourself and the questions, tools, and playbooks that can help us all see what is hard to
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
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
Ryan Carson [http://ryancarson.com/] is a pioneer in the internet world. Now CEO
of Treehouse [https://teamtreehouse.com/], his views on culture are some of the
best in the world.
https://soundcloud.com/ask-interviews-14429595/whys-culture-matter-w-ryan-carson
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Simon Sinek has changed the way to think about building companies and
innovation. He shares why great companies and leaders always focus on the why.
I hope you enjoy this interview.
https://soundcloud.com/ask-interviews-14429595/why-start-with-the-why-w-simon-sinek
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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
I’m fascinated by this thought.
Is there a specific question that can help you understand who not to hire if you
are focused on building the highest performing team in the world?
Recently, I had a conversation with former Navy Captain David Marquet
[http://www.davidmarquet.com/]. He told
