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Remote Boundaries – Saying No Without Burning Bridges with Viktor Petersson

Apr 29, 2025
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ANECDOTE

Consulting Deal Gone Wrong

  • Kevin shares an experience where he cancelled a consulting deal after feeling a client turned adversarial during negotiations.
  • This resulted in a burned bridge, highlighting the difficulty and importance of boundary-setting in professional relationships.
INSIGHT

Documentation Is Key for Remote

  • Remote-first companies thrive on thorough documentation for information flow and scalability.
  • At Screenly, documented SOPs empower employees across time zones and enable a self-sufficient, distributed team.
ADVICE

High Yes Threshold, Prioritize Source

  • The threshold to say yes to requests should be very high; most inbound emails are low quality.
  • Where a request comes from matters more than the channel it uses, so prioritize strategic opportunities.
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