Know Your Number
A mantra to define your floor so you can build your future
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The Forwardable Email
A way to help others actually make that connection they said they would
The Curiosity Tour
A way to approach a job hunt that uncovers extraordinary, unlisted opportunities
Create Intentional Serendipity
A mantra to design a career you couldn’t have planned
The Personal Selection Stack
A ritual to define success criteria for your next chapter — before jumping to the next rung
The Venture Story Guidebook
A way to turn your strategy into a concrete, comprehensive, & compelling narrative in 3 Acts, 9 Scenes, and 54 Beats
The Go/No Go Date
A way to maximize your energy & runway during a risky endeavor
Start With A Blank Slate
A mantra to escape “business as usual” and design what’s next
Be Prototype-Driven
A mantra to embrace imperfection and iteration
Be Human-Centered
A mantra to keep us coming back to the user to guide our work
Text If Urgent
A mantra to clarify communication norms & prevent team burnout
Honor The Maker's Schedule
A mantra to ensure your team can do deep work
Leadership
Fail Forward
A mantra to reinforce learning and experimentation
Leadership
The Subculture Coverage Matrix
A framework to ensure your mantras address every essential category
Leadership
Always Separate Flaring And Focusing
A mantra to ensure successful ideation while preserving execution
Leadership
One Consultative Decision Maker Per Lane
A mantra to empower your team, clarify roles, and unlock momentum
Leadership
The Team Gift Exchange
A ritual for regular team feedback
Leadership
The One-on-One Gift Exchange
A ritual for regular one-on-one feedback
Leadership
Feedback Is a Gift — Not a Demand
A mantra to ensure the free flow of information
Leadership
The Subculture Expansion Zone
A framework to map where to lead your subculture now, grow it next, and wait for later
Leadership
The Learning Zone Matrix
A framework to assess your culture’s capacity for innovation
Strategy
The Venture Story Workbook
A way to map out all 54 beats of your venture story
Strategy
Where We're Going
A way to unlock funding by telling the story of your next destination
Strategy
Where We've Been
A way to tell the story of your team’s momentum