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Cofounders : Here is proof that making your 1:1 conversations “more meaningful than metrics” matters According to the research below, you are 70% more likely to stick together if you include elements of interpersonal dynamics in your regular interactions Or as Brian Chesky from Airbnb says “the relationship is more important than winning the argument” Over the course of your business you’ll make many decisions and consequently you will have many arguments. Keep the primacy of your relationship over the transaction of the decisions and you’ll flourish together

Here is 1 thing that all great business leaders have in common. They invest in their biggest asset → their knowledge. This holiday season, here are 8 books that startup founders can pick from to read 👇 1 - “The Martian” by Andy Weir: The power of ‘solving one problem at a time.’ A perfect analogy for building a company. 2 - “F*ck it, I’ll Start Tomorrow” by Action Bronson: Reminds you to get going today and quit telling yourself you'll get started tomorrow. 3 - “Unstoppable: Siggi Wilzig's astonishing journey from Auschwitz survivor and penniless Immigrant to Wall Street legend” by Joshua M. Greene: Show us how relentless grit and determination will create endless opportunities. The state of mind allows us to be our best selves and accomplish all our desires. 4 - “The Prophet” by Kahlil Gibran: Profound insights and wisdom that help me navigate your founder journey. The poems inspire you to connect with yourself, find meaning, and build a business driven by passion and purpose. 5 - "The Mom Test" by Rob Fitzpatrick: Incredible for the super early validation part of testing an idea. It's super short—a 3-4 hour read—but helps avoid the ‘false positives’ in user feedback and can save founders years of time working on the wrong problem. 6 - "The Great CEO Within" by Matt Mochary: Actionable frameworks and methods to improve productivity as a founder and within the organization. This allows for immediate implementation instead of trying to figure out what to do next. 7 - "Pitch Anything" by Oren Klaff: Great book to approach the dynamics at hand when pitching and really when having any discussion. 8 - "From Start-up To Grown-up" by Alisa Cohn: Practical, critical pointers, from the human side. Grow your knowledge to grow your business. Any other books that you would suggest?

Small Businesses needs less of: - Rigid Bureaucracy - Cookie-Cutter Solutions - Impersonal Transactions And more of: - Entrepreneurial Spirit - Adaptability - Passion-Driven Leadership In a world dominated by giants, small businesses wield the power to disrupt industries. Their intelligent, brave, and sometimes downright crazy approach to business challenges the norms and paves the way for a more dynamic and innovative future. Let's celebrate the underdogs—the small businesses that have the potential to turn the tables and redefine the landscape. PS: Tag a small business that has inspired you with their passion and innovation! PPS: If you found this post interesting, consider resharing ♻️ and follow me, Ulyana Linenko, for more content like this! Let's continue the conversation.

The journey of a #StartupFounder is both exhilarating and challenging. The demands of scaling a business while managing day-to-day operations can often feel overwhelming. However, with the support of #FractionalLeaders, #Founders gain more than just assistance—they gain a strategic partner committed to their success. #Fractionalleaders add value bottom line initiatives by providing #Founders: ✔️scalability ✔️focus ✔️wise counsel ✔️executive-level coaching ✔️strategic alignment As the CEO and Founder of The Professional Development House, I #Empower founders to navigate obstacles, capitalize on opportunities, and achieve ambitious goals. If you're a startup founder ready to take your business to new heights, consider the transformative role that a fractional leader can play in your entrepreneurial journey. Together, let's turn #challenges into #opportunities and pave the way for sustained growth and success. ☎️ Book a Free Discovery Call Today

📚Growing up my father had hundred’s of books in our home. I didn’t appreciate it then however years ago I felt a strong thirst for knowledge and wisdom. This sparked a fire in me and has certainly had a cumulative effect. “It’s not necessarily how many books you’ve read, rather how many quality books you’ve read over and over again!” 🤔Are you a visionary or integrator, or perhaps a mix of both?! 👉🏻For any entrepreneur, start up, founder, business person or student working to understand the next steps in your journey…Rocket Fuel will help to connect the dots and I believe will help make the complex much more clear. 📖Visionaries drive innovation and big-picture thinking, while Integrators ensure that day-to-day operations are managed effectively. It offers practical advice on identifying these roles, fostering a productive partnership between them, and leveraging their combined strengths to enhance business performance and achieve sustainable growth.

A balanced sense of urgency. It's something all great business leaders share. It's not anxiety driven, it's ambition driven... When you have a 'balanced urgency' you're pushing to improve your business incrementally every single day. You're doing one or two things that move the needle forward. More importantly you're treating your business like it's perpetually in 'baby mode.' More on that in the video! --- 👋 Hi y'all, I'm Kris. 🎒 The founder of Zanate Ventures based in Austin, Texas. 🖋 We help scaling companies tell a more cohesive & impactful story. 🤝 To learn how we work, check out the links I share in the comments of these posts and the Featured Section of my profile.

🌟 Can you spot the next founder you want to work with? This past weekend, I discovered three potential founders I wanted to get to know. They are ten and eleven years old. I learned about their business ideas after an Easter egg hunt. For those who know me, yes, you guessed right, I'm referring to my son and two of his buddies! One of them already has business experience alongside their sibling. They've learned valuable lessons about partnerships, having to have exited a friend already from the business when it didn't work out. Another is uncertain about their venture but keen on finding the right collaborators and leveraging the power of teamwork. Their enthusiasm sparked joy within me. I couldn't resist supporting them. We discussed crafting a business plan and ways to ignite their entrepreneurial journey.  🚀 In these young minds, I see the qualities of exceptional CEOs - brimming with potential, fueled by curiosity, and unafraid of risks. The spirit of innovation is crucial for the architects of the future. In business, embracing the unexpected, nurturing creativity, and believing in limitless possibilities are what true vision is about. Operations pave the way to building the future. 💡 If you're curious about how I can help your organization bridge the gap between where you are now and your future goals, let's connect. Let's build something remarkable together! #operationalexcellence #ceo #futureleadership

Excited to share my latest article in Harvard Business Review: Why it's so difficult to find and keep co-founders. If you are trying to find a co-founder for your business, this article has some insights to keep in mind! https://lnkd.in/gi8XmQs4

Operational execution is key to scaling well. Jim Collins sums it up: “𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘭 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘯. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘳 [𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬] 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘺: 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭 (𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯), 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 (𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦), 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯 (𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺), 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘮𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 (𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯). 𝘏𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵: 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘣. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴 (𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵) 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘺 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘵, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴.” Unfortunately there are no shortcuts to building a great business. You can’t skip steps. A strategic plan is valuable, but without a great vision, or the right people on board, who are accountable, then it will be near impossible to execute that strategy. Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0 is well worth a read, breaking down the key components of building a great business: Vision, Strategy, and Tactics. It’s a modern take on the original, Beyond Entrepreneurship published in 1992, but the business fundamentals are all the same. If you are hitting scale challenges, then pick up a copy of BE2.0. If you need help with implementation, perhaps we should chat 🚀 #scalingup #strategicexecution #operationalexcellence

What if your company encouraged employees to bring their ideas to life? 🌟 In a recent conversation on The Future of Teamwork, JinJa Birkenbeuel and I explored a powerful vision for intrapreneurship—where businesses foster creativity and empower their teams to innovate from within. Imagine a world where corporate teams actively ask their employees: 🔹 What excites you? 🔹 What could you build that we don't have? This shift could ignite an internal side-hustle economy, unlocking the potential for entrepreneurial-minded individuals to thrive without the usual constraints. Curious about how this vision could transform your workplace? Tune into the full episode of The Future of Teamwork to explore how you can start building a culture that champions intrapreneurship today! 🎧 #LEAD3R #Entrepreneurship #Teamwork