Wisdom From Wizards with Nitin Kartik

Would you rather exit at peak growth or after maximizing your margins? That's the question we recently discussed with Vivek Joshi, CEO at Entytle.

Vivek shares a wonderfully CEO-ish answer: it depends.

In 2021, growth was the belle of the ball. In 2022 and 2023, profitability walked in wearing a tuxedo and suddenly everyone wanted to dance with margins.

Seasons change. Markets change. Buyer priorities change.

But if you build a great company that serves customers well and treats people well, the outcome has a funny way of taking care of itself.

That is the kind of hard-earned leadership wisdom that belongs in your book, not just in your boardroom.

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Would you rather win an industry award or land a high profile case study? That's the question we recently discussed with Damon Lembi, CEO at Learnit.

Damon chooses the high profile case study. Awards are nice. They sparkle on a website. They make your About page feel like it went to prom. But a strong case study does something more powerful: it helps prospects see themselves in your work.

And prospects see themselves in your book too. A bestselling book is not just a shiny credibility badge. The real magic happens when your stories, client transformations, and hard-won lessons show readers, “This person has solved my problem before.” That is when authority turns into trust.

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Would you rather triple your demo conversion rate or halve your customer acquisition cost? That's the question we recently discussed with Kneko Burney Miller, CEO at Change3.

Kneko chooses halving customer acquisition cost. Why? Because for her, CAC is not just ad spend, funnels, dashboards, or some spreadsheet goblin hiding in row 47. It is time. And time is the one cost CEOs cannot magically recover with a better landing page.

And the cost of time is one that CEOs writing a book are all too familiar with. A strong book does not just improve credibility. It can reduce the “getting to know you” tax.

Before a prospect ever books a call, your book can help them understand your thinking, trust your expertise, and see why you are different.

That’s how you transform your marketing into relationship-building at scale.

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Would you rather stay deeply embedded in research or step fully into the CEO role?

That's the question we recently discussed with Jacob Hooker, CEO at Sensorium Therapeutics.

Jacob shares why he left academia and stepped into the CEO seat: impact. As a Harvard professor and researcher at Mass General, he worked on meaningful science. But leading Sensorium Therapeutics gets him closer to the patients whose lives the work could change.

And changing lives is a powerful lesson for CEOs thinking about writing a book. Your book should go beyond merely documenting what you know. It should show why your work matters, who it helps, and why you are willing to leave the comfort zone, even when that comfort zone includes Harvard, which is not exactly a shabby waiting room. The strongest CEO books are less about credentials and more about conviction.

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Would you rather increase average revenue per user or reduce your churn?

That's the question we recently discussed with Vivian Allen, CEO at SigmaPro.

Her answer: reduce churn. Because churn is not just a spreadsheet problem. It is often a trust problem wearing a finance costume. Vivian explains that in industries like medical device manufacturing, switching suppliers is painful. Assets move. Validations get redone. Certifications get revisited. Everyone suddenly remembers why “simple transition” is one of business’s funniest phrases.

Reducing churn also applies to CEOs thinking about writing a book, since your book should not just help you attract new customers. It should remind existing customers why they chose you in the first place. The best books go beyond merely generating leads. They deepen trust, reinforce your point of view, and make your expertise harder to replace.

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We recently collaborated with Fathy Shetiah, CEO at 7C Lingo. Here we discuss why accuracy beats reckless speed when the details can make or break trust.

Fathy shares how one word, one letter, one accent, one period, or one number can create serious problems in language and culture.

The same is true for a CEO’s book. Yes, speed matters. Nobody wants a book project that moves slower than airport Wi-Fi. But if your book is meant to build authority, trust, and credibility, accuracy matters even more.

Your stories, claims, lessons, and positioning need to feel sharp and true. Fast is great. But fast and wrong is just a typo wearing a suit.

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We recently collaborated with Geoff Rego, CEO at Hushly. Here we discuss why customer adoption beats disruption every time.

Founders love the word “disruption.” Customers hear something else: “Oh great, more homework.”

Geoff points out how customers don’t adopt disruption as much as they adopt relief. If your product instantly removes pain, buyers don’t care whether it is revolutionary, incremental, or wearing a tiny innovation cape. They just want more of it.

The same applies to CEOs thinking about writing a book. Your book does not need to sound disruptive. It just needs to feel useful. Readers adopt ideas that make their life easier, clearer, or more successful.

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We recently collaborated with Kristina Gent, CEO at SIX°. Here we discuss why stepping fully offline can beat attending 10 back-to-back conferences. Kristina chooses offline time without hesitation.

For CEOs thinking about writing a book, there is a valuable lesson here: Your strongest ideas rarely appear when your calendar is packed, your inbox is screaming, and your brain is running on hotel coffee.

A powerful book needs more than experience. It needs reflection. It needs space to notice the patterns behind your stories, the principles behind your decisions, and the lessons your audience can actually use.

Sometimes the most productive thing a CEO can do is step away long enough to hear their own thinking clearly.

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We recently collaborated with Shana Cosgrove, CEO at Nyla Technology Solutions. Here we discuss why owning mistakes publicly can build more trust than fixing them quietly.

Shana shares how her team accidentally sends a recruiting email to partner companies, including program managers and CEOs.

Not ideal.

But instead of hiding behind silence, she addressed it publicly on LinkedIn, apologized, explained what happened, and reinforced how much those relationships matter.

That kind of ownership tells people something important. Not just that you made a mistake. It shows them how you lead when things get uncomfortable.

For CEOs thinking about writing a book, this is a powerful lesson. Your best stories are not always the polished wins. Sometimes the most trust-building chapters come from the messy moments you are willing to own.

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We recently collaborated with Scott Arias, Founder at ACE Consulting. Here we discuss why a killer customer referral program can beat a Super Bowl ad.

Scott points out that while a Super Bowl ad can create huge visibility, a customer referral carries something far more valuable: trust.

For CEOs thinking about writing a book, the lesson is powerful. A book is not just a visibility tool. It can become a referral accelerator.

When someone refers you and also says, “You should read their book,” that referral arrives with borrowed trust, proof of expertise, and a reason to take the conversation seriously.

That is a very different starting point from “I saw your ad.”

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