Leadership
26 pieces on Leadership
- 01
Surface Area Compounds: A Conversation with Melissa Withorn
CAST founder Melissa Withorn on why agencies still run freelance talent out of spreadsheets, what Lovable actually gets you, why the founder archetype is a talk track worth ignoring, and why you have to be willing to look like an idiot.
·12 min read·Product / Leadership / AI - 02
A Delusional Belief in Yourself: A Conversation with Anjeanette Carter
Ghostwriter Anjeanette Carter on where delusion meets reality, why you only need ten people in your niche, why chasing virality is the wrong target, and why confidence plus consistency can't lose.
·9 min read·Content / Leadership - 03
Give Them More Than the Room: A Conversation with Maggie Arai
Maggie Arai, founder of Happier Social Club, on the loneliness epidemic, why AI companionship is a double-edged sword, why brand events should focus on the why not the what, and how to turn an online audience into a community that actually connects.
·11 min read·Content / Leadership - 04
Nobody Cares About Your Tech: A Conversation with Tom Hill
Zyntrix CEO Tom Hill on why retailers don't care about your tech, why the resistance to change lives in the boardroom not the frontline, what makes a loyalty program actually work, and why open banking is finally ready.
·7 min read·Leadership / GTM - 05
Stop Asking for Permission: A Conversation with Helena Fogarty
Helena Fogarty, co-founder of Backable, on how founders earn an investor's attention, why running a tight two-week process changes everything, what the power law means for the companies that aren't winning, and why the money is never in the bank until it's in the bank.
·11 min read·Fundraising / Leadership - 06
Be Interested, Not Interesting: A Conversation with Atul Sood
Atul Sood, fractional Chief Business Officer, on why relationships beat strategy, how to read a company in 30 minutes, why leaders should lead with the truth instead of the shine, and the no-strings friendship that quietly changed his whole career.
·13 min read·Leadership / GTM