If your company is stuck at $1 million in annual revenue, you either have a customer acquisition or business model problem

If you're stuck at $5m/year, you probably have a hiring problem

Different plateaus in growth have different root causes

Most companies treat culture fit as an afterthought

They spend the entire interview focused on performance and ask one question at the very end related to culture

And then they wonder why their company culture sucks and drives top performers to leave

Founders: “I love doing everything myself“

Founders when it comes time to do everything themselves:

Thanks Matej!

CEO explaining their impossible strategy to the leadership team that will have to execute it

When the team is on track to hit all their Goals…

And the CEO suddenly decides to change the strategy of the company

It was true in 2012

It's true now

When is it time to delegate as a CEO?

If you're not excited to be in a meeting, you should delegate it

Your company needs an engaged leader to be passionate about the topic

If that's not you, get someone else in place who is

“ I’m starting to loathe my Hammer… now it feels so heavy every time I try to cut something with it” 🤦‍♂️

Use the right tool for the right job

Notion is for your final version

Not for your rough draft

Working at Microsoft felt like a retirement home for smart professionals

There's little stress bc the company is huge and run so well

But I was young and for some reason I'm wired to love working on $3m businesses that could shut down next week if they don't close a deal today