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Pragmatic Leadership for Technical Founders
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Pragmatic Leadership for Technical Founders

Duration ~31 minutes · Included in your membership

How to Run Low‑Drama, High‑Trust Teams Without Becoming a Motivational Speaker

Episode at a glance
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Key question
A podcast for founders who’d rather refactor a legacy codebase than give a pep talk—but still want people to love working with them.
The problem
“I feel fake doing 1:1s and culture talks. I just want to ship product, but apparently I’m supposed to be ‘inspiring’ people now.”
What you'll get
Help technical founders run low-drama, high-trust teams without turning into a motivational speaker or HR caricature.
Description

You’re a technical founder. You like problems that compile. Now you’ve got a real team, investors asking about “culture,” and someone in HR insisting you need regular 1:1s. Instead of shipping, you’re stuck in calendar hell, pretending to be “inspiring” while silently wondering: is any of this people stuff actually doing anything? This episode is your playbook if you’d rather refactor a legacy codebase than give a pep talk—but you still want people to love working with you. We treat management like engineering:…

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technical founderpeople management1:1sculturepragmatic leadership
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