The Mentor with Mark Bouris #507 The Art of Execution: What Separates Winners from the Rest with David Kenney
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Nov 17, 2025 David Kenney, a seasoned chartered accountant and founder of Epic Execution, shares his insights on turning ideas into actionable plans. He discusses the common pitfalls that stall businesses, emphasizing customer focus and effective processes. Kenney also introduces the RAIDER model to tackle problem discovery and explains the importance of co-founders in entrepreneurship. With a nod to modern challenges and the changing landscape of business, he outlines how to validate ideas through customer research and maintain relevance in a fast-paced market.
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Question-Led Coaching Beats Telling
- David Kenney says founders must help teams discover the right answers rather than telling them what to do.
- He frames repeated question-led coaching as a way to avoid polluting founders' thinking and improve decisions.
Four Chips Of Capital Allocation
- Kenney defines capital allocation as four chips: time, focus, money, and people.
- He argues founders must sequence those bets and make increasingly narrower misses over time.
Use The RADAR Build-Test Loop
- Use Kenney's RADAR model: Reality, Assumptions, Insights, Design/Do, Execution, Repeat.
- Test assumptions, gain insights, design small experiments, execute, then repeat to refine product-market fit.
