Unpopular Opinion: High Revenue Is a Vanity Metric
A $100K business with a 50% margin can outperform $1M in sales at 2%. Here’s why net income deserves the spotlight.
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Email List vs. Social Followers: Why You Should Own Yours
Why social followers are a rented audience, what changed for organic reach, and a 5-step plan to build an email list you actually control.
Hire for Attitude, Train for Skill: Build a Team That Lasts
Skills can be taught, but integrity and work ethic are much harder to build. Learn how to spot attitude in interviews and build a team that lasts.
Adapt or Die: Markets Change, So Be Ready to Pivot Fast
Markets shift faster than plans. How Netflix and Slack pivoted, why Kodak struggled and a simple test for when to change direction.
Unpopular Opinion: Your Competitors Are Your Best Friends
Competitors prove your market exists and make mistakes you can skip. Study them ethically, find gaps in their reviews and win.
Quality Over Quantity: One Happy Client Beats Ten Angry Ones
More clients isn't always better. Score your clients, spot red flags and build a smaller, happier, more profitable list.
Unpopular Opinion: Most Meetings Are Just Procrastination
Many meetings feel productive while real work waits. What Shopify learned and when a two-line email wins.
Continuous Learning: Your Business Grows as Much as You Do
Your business can't outgrow the person running it. Bill Gates' Think Weeks and a weekly learning system for owners.
Unit Economics: Fix Your CAC and LTV Before You Scale
If a customer costs more to win than they bring in, growth makes it worse. CAC, LTV and how to fix the math.
The Art of Saying No Without Losing Clients or Friends
Every mediocre yes steals time from a great one. How to say no kindly, with scripts for clients, partners and friends.
Write It Down: A Goal Without a Plan Is Just a Wish
Why goals that stay in your head fade, what research says about writing them down, and a simple plan to follow through.
Why Working Weekends Means You Don't Own a Business
Working weekends isn't a badge of honor. See the real hourly math and a 4-step plan to build a business that runs without you.
Customer Retention: Why Keeping Customers Drives Growth
Why acquiring a new customer can cost 5 to 25 times more than keeping one, and seven practical ways to retain more.
Time is Leverage: Spend Money to Save Time
Why 'saving' money by doing everything yourself costs you more in lost time.
Why Being Second to Market Is Better: The Copycat Advantage
Why the pioneer pays the heaviest price, and how Google and Facebook won by entering second.
Master Delegation: Focus on What Only You Can Do
Why the 'Superman Syndrome' caps your growth, and the $10 vs $1,000 hour math.
Solve a Pain: Why People Pay to Fix Problems
Why people pay a premium to fix an emergency, and a 4-step framework for reframing your business around relief.
Say "No": Focus on One Big Goal Instead of Ten Small Ones
Why chasing ten goals guarantees you achieve none of them — plus the 25/5 story often credited to Warren Buffett.
Listen More: Your Customers Will Tell You Exactly What They Need
Why real customer feedback consistently beats internal assumptions — plus four low-cost listening channels and a step-by-step process.