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Why Founders Should Hire a Chief of Staff

And why I went from non-believer to fan

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Jul 16, 2024

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9 min read

Validating... Without Launching

And competing takes on Jobs To Be Done

Michael Houck

Growth

Jul 13, 2024

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13 min read

How to Build a Cult (with your startup)

Yes, my employee got our logo tattooed on them

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Jul 9, 2024

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8 min read

Strategies for Saying No

And team building regrets

Michael Houck

Deep Dives

Jul 6, 2024

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5 min read

10 Books for Founders, by Founders

Here's your summer reading list

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Jul 2, 2024

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9 min read

VC Incentives

And why you should assign one problem per person

Michael Houck

Deep Dives

4 Types of Working Environments at Startups

Jun 29, 2024

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4 min read

4 Types of Working Environments at Startups

High trust, debate-friendly is generally healthiest

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Jun 25, 2024

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8 min read

Avoid the Wrong Customers

And steal Amazon's meeting agenda framework

Michael Houck

Deep Dives

10 Signals You're Playing the Wrong Game

Jun 22, 2024

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5 min read

10 Signals You're Playing the Wrong Game

It's easy to get caught up doing something that only sort of works

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Jun 18, 2024

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9 min read

Focus On Your Top Goal First

And why you need to find your startup's "one core thing"

Michael Houck

Founder Psychology

Jun 15, 2024

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4 min read

7 Ways Founders Can Increase Focus

Here's what to do when you notice you're spread too thin

Michael Houck

Two Minute Startup

Jun 11, 2024

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10 min read

Should I Fire Myself?

And why Steve Jobs says founders should be craftsmen

Michael Houck

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Why Founders Should Hire a Chief of Staff

Validating... Without Launching

How to Build a Cult (with your startup)

Strategies for Saying No

10 Books for Founders, by Founders

VC Incentives

4 Types of Working Environments at Startups

Avoid the Wrong Customers

10 Signals You're Playing the Wrong Game

Focus On Your Top Goal First

7 Ways Founders Can Increase Focus

Should I Fire Myself?

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