Britt Gage
@brittfgage
Founder, of All Trades. Building a new type of company for generalists and the founders we seek to serve.
Britt Gage
weofalltrades.com
Executive performance coach Julie Gurner on the power of better questions:
“The questions you ask yourself will largely determine the answers you get.
“The questions you ask yourself will largely determine the answers you get.
- “Why am I not successful?” You’ll get answers that berate you.
- “How can I succeed here?” You’ll get answers that push you.
James Clear • 3-2-1: A recipe for unhappiness, the most valuable items in my home, and managing limiting beliefs
Simply put, an ICP must be a single market segment :a group of people for whom the value of solving a problem is roughly the same, and who can be reached in roughly the same way. “People who use Excel” is not a market segment, because it says nothing about either the value of their problem or how to reach them. “Marketers who use Excel to build... See more
Jake Fuentes • Lessons learned from a startup that didn’t make it
According to self-determination theory, humans have three basic needs: autonomy, competence, and relatedness. One reason why nudges toward change often backfire is that they can feel like a violation of autonomy, leading someone to do the opposite as a way to regain a sense of freedom.
As a result, well-intended feedback can actually reinforce the... See more
As a result, well-intended feedback can actually reinforce the... See more
Casey Rosengren • The Art of Subtle Influence
“We are only leading when we are centered on making others better.”
Superhuman
These experiences reminded me of a framework developed by Noel Burch (but often attributed to Abraham Maslow). This simple four-step model holds the key to acquiring proficiency at a skill, including how to approach mastery as a speaker.
JD Schramm • When striving to be “unconscious” serves you
Burnout cultures exhaust us through the week and force us to recharge during our time off. Healthy cultures provide daily space to refuel. - Adam Grant
Necessary chaos embraces the uncertainty inherent to startups. Here are a few examples:
As growth accelerates and larger teams are needed, people stretch into new roles, teams scale and split, and new processes are formed.
After a promising call with a potential new customer, the product roadmap is re-prioritized to incorporate features that will... See more
As growth accelerates and larger teams are needed, people stretch into new roles, teams scale and split, and new processes are formed.
After a promising call with a potential new customer, the product roadmap is re-prioritized to incorporate features that will... See more
Jean Hsu • Does Your Startup Feel Chaotic? Good.
9 Life Lessons by Tim Minchin
You don’t have to have a dream. Be micro-ambitious, work with pride on whatever is in front of you. Be careful on long term dreams, if you focus too far in front of you, you won’t see the shiny thing out the corner of your eye.
Don’t seek happiness. Keep busy and aim to make someone else happy and you might find you get