Ep. 258
Is traditional management holding your business back?
Kipp and Kieran dive into the transformative concept of Founder Mode and how it redefines effective leadership for modern businesses. Learn more on the importance of leaders being hands-on and managing work instead of teams, why focusing on customer needs trumps peer opinions, and how to hire based on growth mindset and problem-solving abilities. In this episode, Kipp and Kieran unpack Paul Graham's viral essay and debate the best strategies to build successful organizations.
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- Paul Graham’s “Founder Mode” essay https://paulgraham.com/foundermode.html
- Y Combinator https://www.ycombinator.com/
- HupSpot’s The State of Marketing Report https://www.hubspot.com/state-of-marketing
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