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Founder's Journal

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Jun 28, 2021 • 6min

Whatever You Do, Don’t Follow Your Passion

Today, I talk about why following your passion is bad, anxiety-provoking advice & how thinking about the concept of "passion" differently can open you to greater freedom and success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 25, 2021 • 13min

Interviewing My Co-Founder

Today I ask Morning Brew CEO Austin Rief about his greatest joy, biggest challenge and worst screw-up while we were building the Brew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 23, 2021 • 8min

Apple’s Great Moat

Today, I talk about the power of switching costs and how companies like Apple, Twitter, and Slack create long-term advantages through them.Past episodes where we covered Helmer’s first two powers:Economies of Scale https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/winning-with-scale/id1509276485?i=1000515105956Network Effects https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/network-effects/id1509276485?i=1000516069108 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 21, 2021 • 9min

6 Steps for Successful Meetings

Today I talk about 6 of the steps I've learned over thousands of meetings. How, when, and why you should call them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 18, 2021 • 8min

4 Lessons From Inside Jeff Bezos's Brain

Today I talk about 4 timeless lessons from Amazon’s 1997 letter to shareholders that established the principles for building an empire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 16, 2021 • 11min

How NOT To Treat Information Like Sh*t

Today I’m talking about a supercharged strategy for note-taking, because as a builder your lifeblood is information. It's heavily inspired by David Perell who developed a method for note-taking called The Information Capture Process. Also big thanks to Tiago Forte and his amazing Progressive Summarization technique. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 14, 2021 • 13min

The Entrepreneurial Operating System

Today I’ll explain how we found the Entrepreneurial Operating System and used it to grow Morning Brew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 11, 2021 • 8min

Why Saving Is So Dangerous

Today's episode is about saving money and why that can be a really bad thing in business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 9, 2021 • 14min

How to Elevate Your Tribe

Today’s episode is about how you actually go about building a tribe that aligns with your values. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 7, 2021 • 9min

How to Build Your Tribe

Today, I’m talking about what it means to be part of a tribe and what goes into building your tribe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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