It's been such a brilliant experience being interviewed by Joel ✨ I seriously recommend it - he is so talented not just as an interviewer but how he takes the raw material and turns it into genuinely valuable & actionable content for people to take onboard and run with 🧡
Priceless frameworks, Chris - I especially like the "Holiday" framework to build a self-sustaining company. What struck me was the lack of judgment around the results when you return.
Regardless how things worked out, you review, adjust, iterate, and leap into action and go back on vacation. Rinse & repeat!
As a creative person - failure is the way/the method. People imagine a galley - clean & organized. A creative person imagines their studio - messy with loads of unfinished work
This approach to leadership is a breath of fresh air. The "holiday exercise" is a fascinating concept for building trust and empowerment within a team. It's all about strategic growth and letting go of control to achieve bigger things.
Interesting post. There are some good ideas in here, and I especially liked the way you framed delegation and resource focus. At the same time, I think the punchy delivery can sometimes take away from the strength of the ideas themselves. For me, the value lies less in the packaging and more in how these approaches work in practice, where they succeed and where adjustments are needed. To me, it seems worth remembering that we usually only hear from the survivors, so the lessons can look cleaner and more universal than they really are.
So true. When we built and scaled our company for 100m plus every thing looks totally nailed on, super clean, faultless - the reality was it was like a bare knuckle fit - wild, messy and one hit away from being knocked out 😵
Really enjoyed this one — especially the reframe on delegation.
Not delegating isn’t about control, it’s actually stunting team growth. The frameworks around divergent vs. convergent thinking and the 3 Horizons model are spot-on and highly applicable beyond venture.
It's been such a brilliant experience being interviewed by Joel ✨ I seriously recommend it - he is so talented not just as an interviewer but how he takes the raw material and turns it into genuinely valuable & actionable content for people to take onboard and run with 🧡
Thank you very much, @Chris! Means a lot.
Priceless frameworks, Chris - I especially like the "Holiday" framework to build a self-sustaining company. What struck me was the lack of judgment around the results when you return.
Regardless how things worked out, you review, adjust, iterate, and leap into action and go back on vacation. Rinse & repeat!
As a creative person - failure is the way/the method. People imagine a galley - clean & organized. A creative person imagines their studio - messy with loads of unfinished work
I meant "gallery"
Yes, that struck me too!
I really liked the perspective on being intentionally unavailable. I had never thought of it that way.
That struck me too, makes me a little nervous but I’ll try it!
Makes me nervous too haha.
It's very real. Very revealing. Very humbling. And very inspiring for those in the team who want to grow ✨
This approach to leadership is a breath of fresh air. The "holiday exercise" is a fascinating concept for building trust and empowerment within a team. It's all about strategic growth and letting go of control to achieve bigger things.
Well said - massive net positive compared to micro management 🌟
I agree! I thought the same thing!
Interesting post. There are some good ideas in here, and I especially liked the way you framed delegation and resource focus. At the same time, I think the punchy delivery can sometimes take away from the strength of the ideas themselves. For me, the value lies less in the packaging and more in how these approaches work in practice, where they succeed and where adjustments are needed. To me, it seems worth remembering that we usually only hear from the survivors, so the lessons can look cleaner and more universal than they really are.
So true. When we built and scaled our company for 100m plus every thing looks totally nailed on, super clean, faultless - the reality was it was like a bare knuckle fit - wild, messy and one hit away from being knocked out 😵
That’s a good point, and honestly we can learn as much from those who made it as from those who didn’t
Really enjoyed this one — especially the reframe on delegation.
Not delegating isn’t about control, it’s actually stunting team growth. The frameworks around divergent vs. convergent thinking and the 3 Horizons model are spot-on and highly applicable beyond venture.
Lots of practical wisdom here!
Thanks Petar! Yes, the lack of delegation is so short sighted, but also so common!
Glad you liked it. Brilliantly well written by Joel 🌟