The Journal
The Journal.
Operational thinking on founder-run businesses, written from inside the work.
What the Journal covers
Four threads.
The operating layer
What it is, when to install it, what it changes.
The Stretched Founder
The stage between doing everything and hiring a COO.
Operations and systems
How founder-run businesses are built, and where they break.
From founder-run to founder-led
The shift that defines the next stage of a business.
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