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One Superpower I Use Every Day as a CEO
ARR, LTV, GTM, churn, positioning, competition, customer satisfaction, valuation. Over the past twenty years, I have been the founder and CEO of two companies where these metrics (and more) were important. I developed and honed
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Startups are like a long series of runs. The moment you start running, you encounter obstacles large and small that are designed to surprise you.
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