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Gregg Popovich Just Retired. Maybe Founders Should Get Boring Too.
What the NBA’s most consistent coach can teach startups about culture, leadership, and long-term success. Read more
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When Tariffs Hit, Culture Cracks First
They’re already triggering cultural collapse inside startups — and we haven’t even felt the worst of it yet. Read more
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Welcome to the Draft Room: What Startups Can Learn from the NFL’s Big Day
And just like in the NFL, the choices you make now don’t just fill a position. They shape your locker room. Your culture. Your chances of winning the long game. Read more
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Let’s Not Celebrate This: Why Shopify’s AI Mandate Should Be a Warning, Not a Model
Tools may evolve, but people still need clarity, trust, and psychological safety to thrive. If we push teams to rely on AI before they can even ask a colleague for support, we risk trading collaboration for isolation, and creativity for compliance. Read more
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The Cult of the Comeback: Why Startup Culture Keeps Forgiving Fraud
The market will always chase the next shiny object. But it’s up to us to decide whether our culture keeps enabling fraud—or finally starts designing against it. Read more
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The AI Hype Trap: Why Startup Culture Needs More Substance and Less Speculation
Investors have a cultural influence, whether they admit it or not. When you reward pre-revenue companies with mega-valuations, you encourage others to improve for optics, not operations. Read more
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