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The Deadly Lie Nobody Stops to Admire
What People Believe:
The bigger your operation grows, the more efficient it gets. Large-scale systems always beat small ones. (1/5)
What People Believe:
The bigger your operation grows, the more efficient it gets. Large-scale systems always beat small ones. (1/5)
August 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The Deadly Lie Nobody Stops to Admire
What People Believe:
The bigger your operation grows, the more efficient it gets. Large-scale systems always beat small ones. (1/5)
What People Believe:
The bigger your operation grows, the more efficient it gets. Large-scale systems always beat small ones. (1/5)
Career Pivots Die by Committee
The Myth:
Career transitions require democratic input. Gather all perspectives to make inclusive, innovative decisions. Leadership coaches preach this to SaaS scale-up founders daily. (1/4)
The Myth:
Career transitions require democratic input. Gather all perspectives to make inclusive, innovative decisions. Leadership coaches preach this to SaaS scale-up founders daily. (1/4)
August 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Career Pivots Die by Committee
The Myth:
Career transitions require democratic input. Gather all perspectives to make inclusive, innovative decisions. Leadership coaches preach this to SaaS scale-up founders daily. (1/4)
The Myth:
Career transitions require democratic input. Gather all perspectives to make inclusive, innovative decisions. Leadership coaches preach this to SaaS scale-up founders daily. (1/4)
There's a popular myth about Thomas Edison inventing the light bulb alone through pure individual genius. Many SaaS founders treat "founder obsession" as essential - believing success requires one visionary working nonstop while ignoring sleep, teams, and basic needs. (1/4)
August 23, 2025 at 9:39 AM
There's a popular myth about Thomas Edison inventing the light bulb alone through pure individual genius. Many SaaS founders treat "founder obsession" as essential - believing success requires one visionary working nonstop while ignoring sleep, teams, and basic needs. (1/4)
How to Use Toyota’s Just-in-Time Approach for Retail Marketplace Planning (1/8)
August 23, 2025 at 4:48 AM
How to Use Toyota’s Just-in-Time Approach for Retail Marketplace Planning (1/8)
Post Title: Execution Beats Ideas Every Time (Even Yours)
The Popular Myth:
Business leaders love quoting Edison: 'Genius is 1% inspiration...' while forgetting the 99% part. Startup gurus preach that billion-dollar ideas separate winners from losers. We're told innovation starts with a […]
The Popular Myth:
Business leaders love quoting Edison: 'Genius is 1% inspiration...' while forgetting the 99% part. Startup gurus preach that billion-dollar ideas separate winners from losers. We're told innovation starts with a […]
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mas.to
August 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Post Title: Execution Beats Ideas Every Time (Even Yours)
The Popular Myth:
Business leaders love quoting Edison: 'Genius is 1% inspiration...' while forgetting the 99% part. Startup gurus preach that billion-dollar ideas separate winners from losers. We're told innovation starts with a […]
The Popular Myth:
Business leaders love quoting Edison: 'Genius is 1% inspiration...' while forgetting the 99% part. Startup gurus preach that billion-dollar ideas separate winners from losers. We're told innovation starts with a […]
Your startup isn't Steve Jobs. And remote work isn't a 1970s college campus.
People at founder meetups love the story: "Jobs dropped out and built Apple in a garage. Real innovation means skipping school and constant hustling." This idea causes real problems in small fintech companies. (1/4)
People at founder meetups love the story: "Jobs dropped out and built Apple in a garage. Real innovation means skipping school and constant hustling." This idea causes real problems in small fintech companies. (1/4)
August 22, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Your startup isn't Steve Jobs. And remote work isn't a 1970s college campus.
People at founder meetups love the story: "Jobs dropped out and built Apple in a garage. Real innovation means skipping school and constant hustling." This idea causes real problems in small fintech companies. (1/4)
People at founder meetups love the story: "Jobs dropped out and built Apple in a garage. Real innovation means skipping school and constant hustling." This idea causes real problems in small fintech companies. (1/4)
How Starbucks' "Third Place" Can Fix Your Sprint Planning
Tech teams often struggle with sprint planning. They deal with competing priorities, unclear goals, and low motivation. Howard Schultz’s "Third Place" idea—making Starbucks a neutral space between work and home—can actually help. Here’s […]
Tech teams often struggle with sprint planning. They deal with competing priorities, unclear goals, and low motivation. Howard Schultz’s "Third Place" idea—making Starbucks a neutral space between work and home—can actually help. Here’s […]
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mas.to
August 22, 2025 at 4:16 AM
How Starbucks' "Third Place" Can Fix Your Sprint Planning
Tech teams often struggle with sprint planning. They deal with competing priorities, unclear goals, and low motivation. Howard Schultz’s "Third Place" idea—making Starbucks a neutral space between work and home—can actually help. Here’s […]
Tech teams often struggle with sprint planning. They deal with competing priorities, unclear goals, and low motivation. Howard Schultz’s "Third Place" idea—making Starbucks a neutral space between work and home—can actually help. Here’s […]
Post Title: Your Small Bakery Needs Scaling Myths Debunked
The Popular Myth:
Must franchise to survive. Growth means cookie-cutter replication or death. Investors push this on small bakeries like gospel truth. (1/4)
The Popular Myth:
Must franchise to survive. Growth means cookie-cutter replication or death. Investors push this on small bakeries like gospel truth. (1/4)
August 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Post Title: Your Small Bakery Needs Scaling Myths Debunked
The Popular Myth:
Must franchise to survive. Growth means cookie-cutter replication or death. Investors push this on small bakeries like gospel truth. (1/4)
The Popular Myth:
Must franchise to survive. Growth means cookie-cutter replication or death. Investors push this on small bakeries like gospel truth. (1/4)
Many startup founders dream of being like Edison. They say things like "Be the Edison of your industry!" or "Change the game with your big ideas!" This story gets attention. But the story sells well. It shows Edison working alone and having sudden breakthroughs. Modern founders use this idea to […]
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mas.to
August 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Many startup founders dream of being like Edison. They say things like "Be the Edison of your industry!" or "Change the game with your big ideas!" This story gets attention. But the story sells well. It shows Edison working alone and having sudden breakthroughs. Modern founders use this idea to […]
How Warren Buffett's Investing Method Can Fix Your Sprint Demos
Teams often build features no one asked for. Or they drown stakeholders in minor updates. Warren Buffett’s value investing approach solves this. His method focuses on finding undervalued assets with strong basics. Apply this to […]
Teams often build features no one asked for. Or they drown stakeholders in minor updates. Warren Buffett’s value investing approach solves this. His method focuses on finding undervalued assets with strong basics. Apply this to […]
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mas.to
August 21, 2025 at 4:49 AM
How Warren Buffett's Investing Method Can Fix Your Sprint Demos
Teams often build features no one asked for. Or they drown stakeholders in minor updates. Warren Buffett’s value investing approach solves this. His method focuses on finding undervalued assets with strong basics. Apply this to […]
Teams often build features no one asked for. Or they drown stakeholders in minor updates. Warren Buffett’s value investing approach solves this. His method focuses on finding undervalued assets with strong basics. Apply this to […]
Post Title: Your Genius Idea Means Nothing Without Grunt Work
The Popular Myth:
Bestselling leadership books preach that success comes from groundbreaking ideas. Franchise consultants push the “big idea breakthrough” narrative. Teams waste time waiting for inspiration while actual work piles up […]
The Popular Myth:
Bestselling leadership books preach that success comes from groundbreaking ideas. Franchise consultants push the “big idea breakthrough” narrative. Teams waste time waiting for inspiration while actual work piles up […]
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mas.to
August 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Post Title: Your Genius Idea Means Nothing Without Grunt Work
The Popular Myth:
Bestselling leadership books preach that success comes from groundbreaking ideas. Franchise consultants push the “big idea breakthrough” narrative. Teams waste time waiting for inspiration while actual work piles up […]
The Popular Myth:
Bestselling leadership books preach that success comes from groundbreaking ideas. Franchise consultants push the “big idea breakthrough” narrative. Teams waste time waiting for inspiration while actual work piles up […]
Post Title: Family Telecoms: Your No Investors Policy is Killing Your 5G Future
The Popular Myth:
Smart family-run telecoms grow organically. Bringing in outsiders means losing our soul and customer-first values. (1/4)
The Popular Myth:
Smart family-run telecoms grow organically. Bringing in outsiders means losing our soul and customer-first values. (1/4)
August 20, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Post Title: Family Telecoms: Your No Investors Policy is Killing Your 5G Future
The Popular Myth:
Smart family-run telecoms grow organically. Bringing in outsiders means losing our soul and customer-first values. (1/4)
The Popular Myth:
Smart family-run telecoms grow organically. Bringing in outsiders means losing our soul and customer-first values. (1/4)
No one is coming for your half-finished app. That's your fault.
Many founders believe if you build something great, customers will find it. They treat quotes from Field of Dreams like truth. They think coding a basic product and waiting for users will work. (1/3)
Many founders believe if you build something great, customers will find it. They treat quotes from Field of Dreams like truth. They think coding a basic product and waiting for users will work. (1/3)
August 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
No one is coming for your half-finished app. That's your fault.
Many founders believe if you build something great, customers will find it. They treat quotes from Field of Dreams like truth. They think coding a basic product and waiting for users will work. (1/3)
Many founders believe if you build something great, customers will find it. They treat quotes from Field of Dreams like truth. They think coding a basic product and waiting for users will work. (1/3)
Boardrooms Still Push This Lie (Burn $3M Learning Why) (1/1)
August 20, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Boardrooms Still Push This Lie (Burn $3M Learning Why) (1/1)
Tech startups building B2B2C products often overcommit during sprint planning, then rush when deadlines slip. Toyota’s Just-In-Time method—originally for cutting factory waste—fixes this. JIT means building only what’s needed when it’s needed. Here’s how to apply it to sprint planning with […]
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mas.to
August 20, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Tech startups building B2B2C products often overcommit during sprint planning, then rush when deadlines slip. Toyota’s Just-In-Time method—originally for cutting factory waste—fixes this. JIT means building only what’s needed when it’s needed. Here’s how to apply it to sprint planning with […]
"Waiting for 'Perfect Timing' Kills Media Innovation" (1/1)
August 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM
"Waiting for 'Perfect Timing' Kills Media Innovation" (1/1)
People often claim remote teams fail because workers are lazy. That's not true. The real problem comes from expecting people to work like ancient pyramid builders. Many leaders tell stories about Egyptians building pyramids through sheer grit and solo effort. They use this myth to push remote […]
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mas.to
August 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM
People often claim remote teams fail because workers are lazy. That's not true. The real problem comes from expecting people to work like ancient pyramid builders. Many leaders tell stories about Egyptians building pyramids through sheer grit and solo effort. They use this myth to push remote […]
Scope creep hits family-run manufacturers moving to SaaS hard. New features slip in. Deadlines move. Costs rise. Steve Jobs had a method to stop this—his "reality distortion field." It wasn't magic. It was cutting distractions to focus on what actually matters. Here's how to use his approach in […]
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mas.to
August 19, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Scope creep hits family-run manufacturers moving to SaaS hard. New features slip in. Deadlines move. Costs rise. Steve Jobs had a method to stop this—his "reality distortion field." It wasn't magic. It was cutting distractions to focus on what actually matters. Here's how to use his approach in […]
Cutting Margins Actually Saved Walmart From Bankruptcy (1/1)
August 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Cutting Margins Actually Saved Walmart From Bankruptcy (1/1)
**Solving Remote Team Disconnects with Schultz's Third Place Approach**
Running a distributed team in a family entertainment business is tough. Your crew feels disconnected, and creativity stalls when people can’t swap ideas face-to-face. Howard Schultz had it right with Starbucks—he built […]
Running a distributed team in a family entertainment business is tough. Your crew feels disconnected, and creativity stalls when people can’t swap ideas face-to-face. Howard Schultz had it right with Starbucks—he built […]
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mas.to
August 18, 2025 at 11:56 AM
**Solving Remote Team Disconnects with Schultz's Third Place Approach**
Running a distributed team in a family entertainment business is tough. Your crew feels disconnected, and creativity stalls when people can’t swap ideas face-to-face. Howard Schultz had it right with Starbucks—he built […]
Running a distributed team in a family entertainment business is tough. Your crew feels disconnected, and creativity stalls when people can’t swap ideas face-to-face. Howard Schultz had it right with Starbucks—he built […]
People keep repeating a story about Steve Jobs. They say he ignored market research and just knew what customers wanted. Tech founders love this idea because it sounds like they can skip customer testing.
But this thinking causes real problems. Companies waste money by dropping user research […]
But this thinking causes real problems. Companies waste money by dropping user research […]
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mas.to
August 18, 2025 at 10:20 AM
People keep repeating a story about Steve Jobs. They say he ignored market research and just knew what customers wanted. Tech founders love this idea because it sounds like they can skip customer testing.
But this thinking causes real problems. Companies waste money by dropping user research […]
But this thinking causes real problems. Companies waste money by dropping user research […]
Silent Teams Build Broken Scooters (1/1)
August 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Silent Teams Build Broken Scooters (1/1)
Work Nights Won't Save Your Startup
The Popular Myth:
"Real founders work 80-hour weeks. If your team isn't pulling all-nighters, you're not building anything meaningful. Remote work just means they should be online longer, right?" (1/4)
The Popular Myth:
"Real founders work 80-hour weeks. If your team isn't pulling all-nighters, you're not building anything meaningful. Remote work just means they should be online longer, right?" (1/4)
August 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Work Nights Won't Save Your Startup
The Popular Myth:
"Real founders work 80-hour weeks. If your team isn't pulling all-nighters, you're not building anything meaningful. Remote work just means they should be online longer, right?" (1/4)
The Popular Myth:
"Real founders work 80-hour weeks. If your team isn't pulling all-nighters, you're not building anything meaningful. Remote work just means they should be online longer, right?" (1/4)
Myth Making Nonprofit Finance Teams Useless
The Lie Everyone Swallows:
"Good finance careers in nonprofits mean never questioning donors. Smile and process their restricted gifts. Your value is in making rich people feel charitable, even when their money funds nonsense." (1/4)
The Lie Everyone Swallows:
"Good finance careers in nonprofits mean never questioning donors. Smile and process their restricted gifts. Your value is in making rich people feel charitable, even when their money funds nonsense." (1/4)
August 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Myth Making Nonprofit Finance Teams Useless
The Lie Everyone Swallows:
"Good finance careers in nonprofits mean never questioning donors. Smile and process their restricted gifts. Your value is in making rich people feel charitable, even when their money funds nonsense." (1/4)
The Lie Everyone Swallows:
"Good finance careers in nonprofits mean never questioning donors. Smile and process their restricted gifts. Your value is in making rich people feel charitable, even when their money funds nonsense." (1/4)
Many SaaS startups fail because they believe "If you build it, they will come." This idea is common in tech culture. Founders think creating a great product alone will attract customers. Tech stories often praise solo developers working in garages to create perfect products. (1/4)
August 17, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Many SaaS startups fail because they believe "If you build it, they will come." This idea is common in tech culture. Founders think creating a great product alone will attract customers. Tech stories often praise solo developers working in garages to create perfect products. (1/4)