Leadership
12 min·May 28
Hiring Your First Marketer: When, Who, and How
The first marketing hire is the most common mis-hire in early SaaS. Here's how to know when you're ready, what profile to look for, and how to set them up to win.
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Leadership
12 min·May 28
Performance Reviews Without Bureaucracy: A Small Team Framework
How to run performance reviews that actually improve performance — without the enterprise-style forms, 360s, and ratings that destroy small-team trust.
Leadership
12 min·May 20
Equity for Your First 10 Hires: Compensation Bands and Vesting
How to set equity grants for early hires — by role, by stage, by seniority. Plus vesting, refresh grants, and the conversation every founder dreads.
Leadership
13 min·May 20
How to Let Someone Go: A Manager's Step-by-Step Guide
How to fire an employee with dignity and minimal damage — preparing for the conversation, the meeting structure, legal hygiene, and team communication.
Leadership
10 min·Jan 29
Decision-Making Frameworks for Founders Under Pressure
From Bezos's one-way doors to the OODA loop and pre-mortems, practical frameworks for making better decisions faster when the stakes are high.
Leadership
10 min·Jan 22
Building a Feedback Culture in a Small Team
How to use Radical Candor, the SBI model, and Google's Project Aristotle findings to create a team where honest feedback is normal, not terrifying.
Leadership
10 min·Jan 19
Delegation for Founders: How to Let Go Without Losing Control
The Eisenhower matrix, 70% rule, and outcome-based frameworks that help founders delegate effectively without micromanaging or losing quality.
Leadership
11 min·Jan 12
Hiring for Culture Fit vs. Culture Add: What Actually Works
Why 'culture fit' often masks bias, how culture add builds stronger teams, and structured methods to hire for values without sacrificing diversity.
Leadership
12 min·Jan 5
How to Run Effective One-on-One Meetings With Your Team
Practical frameworks, question templates, and cadence strategies to transform your one-on-ones from status updates into your most valuable leadership tool.