The rules Clare de Boer lives by.
I used ChatGPT to find role models who had tread this path before me. While I had feared that no one else had successfully combined being a writer with building a valuable business, I learned that I was wrong. Sam Harris, Bill Simmons, Kevin Espiritu, and several other creators had done exactly this—and well.
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Dan Shipper • Every’s Master Plan
This clarity highlighted something I had unconsciously been doing for nearly twenty years, even before going out on my own, and that was building a business full of resilience, driven by a desire for autonomy and, on most days, enjoyment. In other words, by scaling down every aspect of my life, I realized this was how I had successfully built my bu
... See morePaul Jarvis • Company Of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business
Livingston: Was there ever a time when a competitor did something that made you fearful? Currier: iVillage started copying us, and I was very worried about it for probably a year, and then it all just faded away. Probably because it's hard to get the engineers, the psychologists, and the writers to talk to one another. You've got to build a culture
... See moreJessica Livingston • Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days
The right question is not “Can I do it all?” but “Can I do what’s most important for me and my family?”
Sheryl Sandberg • Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
That’s the lesson she wants to pass on to her own daughters. “Go your own way. Narrow your focus. Breathe,” she says. “Your job can be a big part of who you are, but it shouldn’t be the whole