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Articles
Writing on business, ownership, and the art of enjoying both, from the Initiative's co-founders.
Everything, by subject. 55 pieces.
Business Optimisation11
- Creative Catalysts: Driving Business Optimisation Through Innovative Ideation
- The Interconnection of Optimisation and Innovation in Business
- Choosing Wisely: The Role of Ockham's Razor in Selecting a Business Coach
- Navigating the Search: Finding a Coach Who Understands Business Optimisation
- Strategic Reinvention: Optimising Business by Investing in People and Systems
- The Power of Small Changes, Big Results: Transformative Strategies in Small Businesses
- The Power of Small in Business: Leveraging Minor Changes for Major Impact
- The Crucial Role of Optimisation in Business: A Shield Against Emergencies
- Harnessing the Power of Technology in Business Optimisation
- Optimise Your Business or Become Irrelevant: The Critical Path to Efficiency and Resource Reutilisation
- One Law, One Principle, Endless Possibilities to Increase Productivity Exponentially
Capital and Exits7
- Programmers Chasing a Payday: The Investor Trap in Basement-Built SaaS
- Understanding The Venture Capital Investment Journey
- Think of the ROI Before Having Intercourse
- Love and Ledger: The Similarities Between Selling a Business and the Dating Game
- Raise the Bar: The Bartender's Guide to Selling Your Business
- Pitching with Precision: How Ockham's Razor Sharpens Investment Proposals
- Simplifying the Sale: Applying Ockham's Razor to Selling Your Business
Experience Design3
Finance and Governance5
- The Hidden Cost of Rogue Accountants: Understanding and Avoiding Unethical Practices
- Empowering Financial Management: The Role of Business Coaches and Mentors
- Beyond Resolution: Strengthening Financial Practices After Accountant Misconduct
- Navigating Success: The Crucial Role of Cash Flow Forecast and Budget in Business Optimisation
- Addressing Accountant Misconduct Globally: Effective Steps for Financial Redress
Hospitality4
Leadership12
- Stop Worshipping the Genius Dev: Build a Business That Survives One
- Your Culture’s Not Broken. Your Leadership’s Out of Alignment
- The 5 Unbreakable Laws of Leadership
- Offshore Team Leadership: Don’t Hire ‘Stephen-the-House-Nig—r’
- You’re Not Lost. You’re Just Moving Fast in the Wrong Direction.
- 7 Costly Leadership Gaps That Are Killing Your Business (and How to Fix Them)
- 3 Powerful Ways to Master the Inversion Process in Leadership
- Master Today, Dominate Tomorrow: The Leadership Playbook - the Secret to Building Success, One Action at a Time
- Leadership That Powers Growth With the Law of Compensation: 5 Steps to Scale Business Success and Transform Effort Into Results That Scale
- Master the Law of Rhythm with 5 Steps for High-Impact Leadership and Organisational Flow
- Why Most Businesses Struggle With the Law of Attraction - and How Yours Will Thrive With These 3 Pillars of Alignment
- High-Frequency Leadership: 6 Pillars for Using the Law of Vibration to Transform Teams and Drive Organisational Success