💯 So many founders get this wrong - they build to hit a fundraising milestone instead of building something people love using. If you build stuff people love using, you’ll be able to raise! And you likely won’t have to… which means you get better terms.

Three things motherhood has taught me on how to be a high-achieving CEO 👇. just kidding, we're not going there 😂. Two weeks in, and motherhood is literally the best; I've never felt more complete in my life 🥰🥰🥰

Huge congratulations to the amazing @daraladje and the entire @withdelphi team for their $16M Series A led by @sequoia!. Dara is one of my favorite coachees and he is one to watch 💯.

RT @andrew__rea: raising a round that gets hot is funny because VCs that treated you like an idiot years ago all of a sudden want to be you….

Mother's Day has always been complicated for me. For years, it's been a reminder of a relationship filled with struggle rather than celebration. But this year, it's different. Baby Girl, coming Summer 2025. This Mother's Day, I'm not just thinking about my past as a daughter,

Outside of em dashes, it’s so obvious someone has copy-pasted AI to write when you see in the post, “No fluff. No BS. Just…” 🙄.

PIPs get a bad rep and for good reason. It's usually used by HR to CYA. But why does it have to be this way?. PIPs should help people improve. Or, it should reveal that the fit isn't right and it's time to part ways. 👉 Download the free template now:

Felt like being generous today, so here's a new, free Notion template drop for y'all ✨. Today's template is all about PIPs: how to do them well and effectively. If you're an operator and have a struggling teammate, this template is for you.

This is probably one of the biggest mistakes I see as a coach. The best leaders don't just copy; they think critically about the kind of leader they need to be to achieve success. More here (Sunday's most recent edition!) - go read it now:

Rather than trying to emulate someone else, 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐃𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐃:. 1. They don't blindly copy. Instead, they think critically about their unique situation and circumstances. 2. They surround themselves with a "Challenge Network" - that.

CEOs - if you belong to this camp, here's your PSA:. 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐓𝐑𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎 𝐂𝐎𝐏𝐘 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒. Copying another founder's playbook rarely translates to success. Why? Because YOU ARE NOT THEM. You didn’t start your company in the same market,

Have you ever worked for a CEO who had an ego so big, they thought they were the next big Thought Leader™️ or God's greatest gift to humanity?. "My CEO wants to be the next Sam Altman."."They're convinced they're the next Naval."."He thinks he's Steve Jobs, reincarnated.". >>.

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I feel really passionately about this topic. So this Sunday’s newsletter of Force Multipliers is all about how to avoid the common pitfalls of mindless copying, and how to think critically about systems to implement in your own company.

Instead, you need to think critically about your situation:. -What is true about your company today?. -What about your circumstances/industry?. -What’s different today about the environment than when your competition or inspiration ran “that playbook that worked for them”?.

. but the specific implementations are different! It isn’t as simple as saying, “So-and-so did this at their company, so you should do the same thing.”. IN FACT. if you have a coach who says this to you, run very far and very fast, in the opposite direction.

If you’re thinking (in SpOnGeBoB CaSiNgG):. “Regina, shouldn’t everyone sleep enough and exercise?”. obviously! Some things that are universal. When running a company, everyone wants high talent density, a product that makes users happy, and a team that cares about customers.

That’d be like telling every single person to go on the same diet or workout routine, and expecting everyone to have the exact same results. That’s not how it works. Every person’s body, age, etc. are different, which is why personalization matters!.

As an exec coach, I totally get the logic behind it. Many times, CEOs will say, “So-and-so did XYZ and that resulted in a successful company. Shouldn't I do the same thing?”. And the answer is, not necessarily.

One of the most common mistakes I see founders making when building their company is this:. Mindlessly copying other famous leaders. A thread on why this is a stupid idea: >>