TLDR Founders · MISCELLANEOUS

ON MANAGEMENT

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Summary from the TLDR Founders newsletter

A startup founder learned the hard way that management isn't therapy after vulnerability exercises nearly destroyed his company. Startups need professional sports coaches, not Little League coaches who focus on everyone feeling good. Pro coaches have one job - winning - and they'll bench players who don't perform. At startups, nobody gets promoted unless the company grows, so being too nice to underperformers kills everyone's career prospects.