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May 21, 2023

Don't Become a SLAVE to Your Processes

Processes are tools we can use to achieve our goals. But all too often, we become slaves to our processes. Yaniv Bernstein breaks it down in the latest episode of @startup-podcast with Chris Saad and special guest Oliver Heckmann, Head of Engineering at Coda.

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May 20, 2023

If You're Spending More Than 10% of Your Time Planning...

...you're spending too long. Listen to Oliver Heckmann (head of Engineering at Coda) explain why in the latest episode of @startup-podcast

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May 20, 2023

It DOESN'T MATTER Whether You're Hitting Your KPIs...

...if they're the wrong KPIs Chris Saad explains this frustrating phenomenon in the latest episode of @startup-podcast

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May 18, 2023

When the World Changes, Change the Plan

Oliver Heckmann explains why you shouldn't always stick to the plan in the latest episode of @startup-podcast

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May 18, 2023

Edu: Startup Planning — Follow the Ten Commandments w/ Oliver Heckmann

Good plans often make the difference between success and failure. Yet so many organisations are filled with time-consuming, ineffective, demoralising planning processes that have everybody muttering “waste of time” under their breath. Fear not! We have very special guest Oliver Heckmann—Head of Engineering at Silicon Valley darling Coda and former…

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May 16, 2023

Startup Compromise DOES NOT Mean Killing Your Dreams

Startups are about compromise. But compromise is not about abandoning your dreams as a founder. Far from it, as Chris Saad explains in this clip from the latest episode of @startup-podcast.

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May 14, 2023

VCs are Saying: You Don't Need Us

When investors tell early-stage founders to concentrate on revenue and other traditional business metrics, what they're really saying is: you don't need us. Listen to Yaniv Bernstein explain why VCs who don't understand their role can do so much damage to early-stage startups in this clip from the latest episode…

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May 14, 2023

Startups are an Ecosystem

Chris and Yaniv were particularly fired up in the most recent episode of @startup-podcast. It's not just about founder dreams... it's about the ultimate success of everybody in startups. Ecosystems require balance, and the require everybody to play their part.

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May 11, 2023

DUMB Investor Money is Bad for Everyone

In the stock market, dumb investors only hurt themselves. But in the startup space, dumb investors hurt everyone: not just themselves but founders, employees, and the whole ecosystem. Listen to Yaniv get really fired up about bad VC in @startup-podcast This one is 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ -- guaranteed to melt your face!

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May 11, 2023

Reacts: The VC Slaughterhouse -- Don't Let Investors Kill Your Dreams

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ episode. Yaniv and Chris are fired up about bad VC investors, and they can't hold it in any longer! Good Venture Capitalists help founders make the impossible, possible. They are the fuel that allows rocketships to defy gravity. But bad VC investors will take a founder's dream and grind…

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May 10, 2023

Improve YOUR Life With an Internal Locus of Control

Nir Eyal explains the many ways in which having an internal locus of control can improve your wellbeing in the latest episode of @startup-podcast

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May 9, 2023

AI Will CHANGE the Workplace -- And FAST

Chris Saad explains why AI will change the workforce faster than any technology before on n@startup-podcast

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May 9, 2023

Turn Your Discomfort into Productivity ROCKET FUEL 🚀🚀🚀 -- with Nir Eyal

Everybody feels the discomfort of being faced with a difficult task. The difference is what people do next. World expert and bestselling author Nir Eyal explains how to make sure that discomfort becomes your personal ROCKET FUEL instead of Kryptonite in the latest episode of @startup-podcast

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May 9, 2023

Big Strategy Offsites are a Big Distraction

Big group strategy offsite may feel productive, but the end result is rarely strategy. Chris Saad explains why these sorts of things are ultimately a kind of organisational distraction, and what to do instead of you want to accelerate traction. Listen to the whole conversation where Chris and Yaniv are…

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May 8, 2023

To-Do Lists are BROKEN -- With Nir Eyal

Have you ever felt miserable at the end of the day when half of your to-do list remains undone? You're not the problem. To-do lists are the problem! Hear bestselling author Nir Eyal explain why to-do lists are the WORST possible tool for time management in this clip from the…

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May 8, 2023

Plan Your Time Properly -- with Nir Eyal

Nir Eyal says: you can't say you've gotten distracted if you don't know what you were distracted from. Listen to him explain the importance of using your calendar to plan your time in this clip from the latest episode of @startup-podcast

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May 7, 2023

A CEO Only Has ONE Job -- Nir Eyal and Chris Saad

The CEO only has one job. And it may not be what you think it is. Listen to Nir Eyal and Chris Saad break it down in the latest episode of @startup-podcast

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May 6, 2023

Time Management -- The Carrot IS The Stick

How do we manage our time better? By understanding this: Our brains are wired to escape uncomfortable situations. There is no carrot and stick. The carrot *is* the stick 🤯 Nir Eyal explains is so well in this clip from the latest episode of @startup-podcast

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May 4, 2023

Don't Let Distraction Kill Your Startup

What is the opposite of distraction? And why is it so important for anybody working at a startup? It his week's episode, bestselling author and friend of the pod Nir Eyal joins talks about the challenges of staying on task at a startup, and shares practical techniques for becoming indistractable.…

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May 4, 2023

Edu: Eliminating Distraction - Life-changing Techniques to Turbocharge Your Traction w/ Nir Eyal

A startup’s most precious and limited resource? No, it’s not money. It’s time. And so many founders and operators allow their precious time to be eaten away by all sorts of distractions. Distraction can and does kill startups. The opposite of distraction is traction, which is what every startup craves…

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May 3, 2023

Does AI mean the END of WORK??

Does the rise of AI mean the end of work? And what does it mean for human identity? Chris Saad shares his thoughts in this clip for the most recent episode of @startup-podcast. Listen to the whole thing in your favourite listening app, or on YouTube.

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May 2, 2023

AI will change EVERYTHING

Moments where technology can change everything only come about every couple of decades. With AI, that moment is now. Listen to Chris Saad and @jowyang break it down in the latest episode of @startup-podcast . Available NOW in your favourite listening app, and on YouTube 🎧

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May 1, 2023

Why People want AI to DISRUPT society

Could AI lead to a post-scarcity society? And could the promise of life in such a society make people more likely to embrace AI? @BenParr shares his thoughts in this clip from the most recent episode of @startup-podcast . Listen to the full episode at @startup-podcast

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May 1, 2023

The AI Threat to Democracy

Content has been dethroned, authenticity is now king. Chris Saad discusses one of the biggest challenges to democracy posed by AI, in the latest episode of @startup-podcast.

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