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Stop Using SWOT. Flip It Instead.
**** Most founders have done some version of a SWOT analysis. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats. It usually ends up as a...
Matt Symes
Sep 102 min read


Here's Why It Feels Like Your Business Depends On You
**** If you’re a founder, you’ve probably felt it: The weight of the business pressing in. The sense that something is off - deadlines...
Matt Symes
Sep 32 min read


September : The Month To Reset
**** Next week, we are into September. The kids go back to school.Your clients reappear after a summer lull.The calendar flips both...
Matt Symes
Aug 272 min read


3 Non-Negotiables Each Founder Should Have
**** There are three non-negotiables I’ve worked hard to defend - no matter how chaotic the quarter, how stacked the calendar, or how...
Matt Symes
Aug 133 min read


Take a Pause ... The Work Will Still Be There
**** One day you wake up and your babies aren’t babies anymore and you have a few more greys where you didn’t expect them and the days...
Matt Symes
Jul 301 min read


A Deep Dive On Our Levership Program
**** Here’s a deeper look at what we actually do inside the Levership program. Before we even start, every business goes through two...
Matt Symes
Jul 232 min read


The Best Founders Develop a Succession Plan
**** In my experience, one of the most underappreciated parts of leadership is preparing for scale + succession. You build something with...
Matt Symes
Jul 162 min read


The Simple 5-25-150 Rule
**** Last week I was in Rome. The espresso was perfectly Italian. The history was everywhere. And the clarity was immediate. Every great...
Matt Symes
Jun 232 min read


Your Relationships Matter.
**** I’ve been in four of the most beautiful cities in the world in the past few weeks - London, Paris, Montreal, and now Rome. And in...
Matt Symes
Jun 193 min read
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