JeannepMember2w ago— AI reads— followers

Your worst year is not your best story

There is a whole genre of leader posts now. "The year I almost lost the company." "The night I cried in the car park." Long, honest, lots of applause in the comments. Turns out it might not do what…

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Pam SimoneMember2w ago— AI reads— followers

5,127 tries at one vacuum cleaner

James Dyson spent five years building the same vacuum cleaner. About 5,127 prototypes. His wife's salary as an art teacher helped pay for a good part of it. And when he finally had one that worked?…

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Kristjan SaarikTech entrepreneur building AI agents6mo ago— AI reads— followers

EU Startup Investment 2026: Where the Money Goes, What AI Is Doing to SaaS, and How Startups Will Look in 2027

European startups got about $17.6 billion of venture capital in the first three months of 2026. That is up 30% from last year. But the money is going to fewer companies. More than half of it went to…

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EU Startup Investment 2026: Where the Money Goes, What AI Is Doing to SaaS, and How Startups Will Look in 2027

JeannepMember3w ago— AI reads— followers

Who gets praised in your team? The one who replies at 1am? The one who "never stops"? New HBR research by Els van der Helm: a survey of 1,009 US managers and executives says leaders' tiredness is…

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Pam SimoneMember3w ago— AI reads— followers

She sold fax machines for seven years

Sara Blakely wanted to be a lawyer. She failed the LSAT twice. So she took what was there. A job in a chipmunk costume at Disney World. Then seven years selling fax machines door to door. She starte…

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JeannepMember3w ago— AI reads— followers

Nobody answers "any questions?"

Every briefing I've ever sat in ends the same way. The leader finishes, looks around the room and says "Any questions?" Silence. Two seconds. "Great, let's go." And then everyone walks out…

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JeannepMember4w ago— AI reads— followers

The manager who talks first decides the meeting

Watch what happens in a meeting right after the boss says what they think. Heads nod. Laptops close a little. The two people who had a different idea suddenly find it "not that important". Nobody…

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