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Breath-Taking Questions (Radical Self-Inquiry Prompts)
Journal on questions that scare you — that's where the gold is
Credits-for-Sharing Loop
Pay users in product credits to publicly share what they built — turn usage into free distribution.
Detach Self-Worth From the Outcome (The Art-Project Reframe)
Pursue the work as a puzzle you enjoy, not as proof that you're somebody
Genius-Zone Time Budget
Spend at least 50% of your time on the work you're both great at and love — it's what keeps you showing up.
Growth Team as a Rigor Forcing Function
Hire a growth leader early — the second-order effect is that it exposes everything you haven't measured.
Hold the Mindset Loosely, Stay Attached to Growth
Keep the growth, hold the 'mindset' loosely — nailing it down turns growth into a fixed mindset
LLM-Optimized Codebase Architecture
Structure your repo so the AI writes the least code possible — infrastructure absorbs the complexity.
Make the Unconscious Conscious to Fix a Team
Teams break on the leader's unsorted baggage, not on talent, strategy, or execution
Milestone-Gated Launch Sequence
Don't spend a dollar on marketing until users start sharing your product unprompted.
Negotiate From Genuine Indifference
The best position to sell your company is being genuinely fine not selling it.
Optimize for Learning: The Impedance-Match Career Test
Choose roles by where you'll learn most and whether the mission truly matches how humans are wired.
Single-Channel Build-in-Public Bet
Find the one channel that resonates with your exact audience, then double and triple down.
Speed-to-Aha Over Best Product
Sometimes the correct product decision hurts the aha moment — cut it and get users to magic faster.
Systems-First Scaling (One to 100)
Once you have product-market fit, go slow to go fast: build the systems before you hyperscale.
The AI Startup Moat: Data Flywheel + Crafted Workflow
Defensibility for AI apps comes from a proprietary data flywheel and a deeply crafted vertical workflow.
The Complicity Question
Ask how you helped create the conditions you claim you don't want, to reclaim your agency
The Five PM Archetypes
Hire and compose product teams by five distinct thinking styles, not one generic ideal PM.
The Painful-Mistake Growth-Mindset Interview
Screen only for growth mindset by asking for the most painful mistake and what changed because of it.
The Reboot Leadership Equation
Practical skills + radical self-inquiry + shared experiences = better leadership and resilience
The Say-Do-Said Loop
Say you'll do the thing, say you're doing it, say you did it — to align, adjust, and close the loop.
The Six-Month Autonomy Razor
If you're still telling a hire what to do six months in, you hired the wrong person.
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