If you’re a professional, you’re going to be dealing with meetings for the next several decades, so it’s worth taking the time to get good at them. In this classic episode, I offer up six tips for taking control of meetings in your professional life.
Check out full episode transcripts at https://foundersjournal.morningbrew.com to learn more, and if you have ... Show More
Jun 2025
How to Get Your First 1,000 Users
Today’s read is by one of my favorite startup creators, Lenny Rachitsky. The essay, How To Kickstart & Scale a Consumer Business, breaks down the seven proven strategies to acquire your first 1,000 users as a B2C startup. I’m going to read through each of the strategies, share so ... Show More
35m 6s
Jan 2024
What You Need To Do To Be Successful
This may be an unpopular opinion, but…
You don’t need to join the 5 am club, follow some guru’s 5-step process, or check a bunch of boxes off a list to be successful.
The truth is – success doesn’t come from following orders or following steps A to Z perfectly (unless you want to ... Show More
15m 34s
Sep 2021
41. Speak like a Founder: How Successful Entrepreneurs Communicate to Their Teams
<p>“Part of teamwork is dating,” says <a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/guests/stefanos-zenios/">Stefanos Zenios</a>, The Investment Group of Santa Barbara Professor of Entrepreneurship and Professor of Operations, Information & Technology. “Dating each other to see wheth ... Show More
20m 58s
Feb 2018
Meet: 9 to 5ish with theSkimm
Meet our revamped career podcast, 9 to 5ish with theSkimm. We're bringing you the work advice you need, from women who’ve been there. Every week, join the co-founders and co-CEOs of theSkimm, Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg, as they help you get what you want out of your career ... Show More
2m 4s