Rob Woodbridge
Founder. Operator. Writing a book about what founders actually lose.
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Giving Up Is Easy
I haven't taken a vacation in 6 years. I'm not bragging and I'm not proud of it, but for most of that time it was the …
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It's on us now
Eighteen months ago I put our chance of failing at 99 percent, and all of it was running out of money. Today I put it at …
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The Years They Were Young
Fifteen years ago my twins asked me forty questions during the last space shuttle launch and I told them to just watch. …
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The Fear of You
My team checks with me before they move even on the calls I have told them are theirs, and the reason is me: you cannot …
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The Fair System Feels Worse
Ad hoc raises feel good and are broken. Structured pay is fair and feels like a ceiling. I don't have this one solved.
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Overhearing by Accident
If your communication strategy is to overhear things by accident, the system isn't working. It's being mismanaged.
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Don't Ask Anyone
I told someone on my team to stop asking for feedback. That's terrible advice. But I notice I keep giving it.
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Nobody Should Be Here for the Options
Options are the outcome of work done well. They are not the wage. The founders and the team have to believe that, or the …
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Get the Band Back Together
You remember who they were. Not who they are.
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Only Employees
Contractors don't care. They can't. The structure won't let them.