Alex talks about why agencies are underrated especially in the age of AI. He shares why agencies are considered unsexy (relative to software businesses) & why that's about to change.

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Alex walks you through his new, 5-step process for interviewing potential employees & how he's using AI to improve his approach.

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Alex breaks down the different levels of motivation for entrepreneurs. He shares what motivated him early in his journey (while building Morning Brew) and what motivates him today.

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Alex walks you through his process for building an employee influencer program.

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Alex breaks down seedstrapping. What it is, why it's in vogue, what the internet thinks, and how you should think about it in the context of your business.

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Show Notes:

(0:00) A note from our sponsor

(4:26) Intro to seedstrapping

(6:20) Why seedstrapping is in vogue

(9:15) Founder take on seedstrapping

(12:40) VCs views on seedstrapping

(14:00) My take on seedstrapping

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Show links:

• HackerNews on seedstrapping: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36508471

• VC on seedstrapping: https://x.com/nikunj/status/1908155930690359437

• Josh Payne Linkedin post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jnpayne_when-i-started-my-first-company-in-2011-activity-7292920969323503617-JJKk?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAuMh6ABe5yrIF2I6gDHnZ3Fpixhetg9Rfg

• Zapier CEO interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ36aQDjcC4&t=906s&pp=ygUSd2FkZSBmb3N0ZXIgemFwaWVy0gcJCYQJAYcqIYzv

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Alex pitches you on Codex, his AI prompt database idea. He gives you the elevator pitch & likely questions a venture investor would have. 

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Show Notes:

(0:00) A note from our sponsor

(2:28) Welcome back to Founder’s Journal

(4:00) What is Codex? 

(4:20) Two truths in prompting

(6:05) Elevator pitch

(8:50) Biggest investor questions

(13:05) Conclusion

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Alex talks through the science of procrastination, his own journey with it, and tools he uses to take charge of it. 

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Show Notes:

(0:00) A note from our sponsor

(2:28) Welcome back to Founder’s Journal

(3:33) Why we procrastinate

(5:23) Cognitive biases

(6:28) Hyperbolic discounting

(7:21) Temptation bundling

(8:40) Social commitments

(10:00) Conclusion

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Episode Links:

• Cognitive Biases: https://foundersjournalpod.morningbrew.com/13-dangerous-psychological-biases/ 

• Pomodoro Method: https://foundersjournalpod.morningbrew.com/my-favorite-productivity-method/ 

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Alex walks through limiting beliefs he’s faced from childhood through entrepreneurship as well as his process for healthily navigating them. 

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Show Notes:

(0:00) A note from our sponsor

(2:28) Welcome back to Founder’s Journal

(2:57) Exploring Limiting Beliefs

(3:48) High School Limiting Beliefs

(5:01) Morning Brew Limiting Beliefs

(8:07) Post-Exit Limiting Beliefs

(9:13) Understanding and Addressing Limiting Beliefs

(16:14) Conclusion

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Alex breaks down how quarterly offsites are run at his companies & what separates great offsites from royal wastes of time. 

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Show Notes:

(0:00) A note from our sponsor

(2:28) Welcome back to Founder’s Journal

(4:09) General thoughts on offsites

(4:48) Well run vs. unproductive offsite 

(5:29) Key leadership roles 

(7:25) Sticking to the program 

(8:50) Item 1: Check-in

(9:30) Item 2: Previous quarter review

(10:35) Item 3: Review V/TO

(12:01) Item 4: Go through EOS tools

(12:28) EOS Tool 1: Organizational check-up

(13:16) EOS Tool 2: Accountability chart

(13:55) EOS Tool 3: People analyzer

(16:10): Item 5: Setting next quarter rocks

(16:50): Item 6: Identify, discuss, solve

(18:58): Item 7: Next steps

(19:18): Item 8: Conclusion

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Episode Links:

• Visionary vs integrator: https://www.eosworldwide.com/blog/95591-traction-thoughts-integrators-visionaries 

• Rocks: https://www.eosworldwide.com/blog/managing-quarterly-rocks 

• Scorecard: https://www.eosworldwide.com/blog/measured-managed#:~:text=The%20Scorecard%20provides%205%E2%80%9315,track%20to%20hit%20its%20goals.

• V/TO: hhttps://www.eosworldwide.com/vto-ty 

• Organizational Check-up: https://organizationalcheckup.com/oc/quiz.php?ucode=anonymous 

• Accountability chart: https://www.eosworldwide.com/blog/accountability-chart-or-organizational-chart 

• People Analyzer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MSVMM6bwCw 

• GWC: https://www.eosworldwide.com/blog/difference-between-capacity-and-get-it

• Making rocks SMART: https://www.eosworldwide.com/blog/tips-writing-smart-rocks 

• IDS: https://www.eosworldwide.com/implementer-posts/an-eos-implementers-guide-on-how-to-ids-identify-discuss-and-solve

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Alex breaks down a leaked internal memo by Tobi Lutke, CEO of Shopify. The memo details Tobi’s view on AI, expectations of how Shopify employees will use AI, and six AI action items for the company, top-down. 

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Show Notes:

(0:00) A note from our sponsor

(2:26) Welcome back to Founder’s Journal

(3:32) Shopify CEO AI interest

(4:48) Leaked AI Memo

(6:03) AI step function change 

(8:18) What is reflexive AI? 

(9:45) Point 1: AI is an expectation

(9:05) Point 2: Prototyping requires AI

(11:03) Point 3: AI performance reviews

(11:40) Point 4: Share AI learnings 

(12:29) Point 5: AI before human

(13:52) Point 6: AI adoption is required to-down

(14:08): Use this memo as an instruction manual 

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Episode Link:

• Shopify CEO memo: https://x.com/tobi/status/1909251946235437514 

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