Posts by Liam Redmond
The Leadership Skill Most CEOs Don’t Develop Until It’s Too Late
Look through the lineup of leadership training courses from high-profile, respected organizations. Check out the latest bestsellers that are topping the leadership charts. When you do, you’ll notice a common trend. Most, if not all, of the topics talk about ways to get to the top. What you’ll find is a lot of delegation, decision-making,…
Read MoreStop Overthinking Tools—Let ROI Decide
Marketing leaders love debates about tools. I’ve sat in those rooms for years, building companies and advising brands. The truth is simple: if a tool makes more money than it costs, use it. If it doesn’t, move on. No ego. No theater. Just math. The opinion I’m staking here is blunt: ROI should decide your…
Read MoreBald eagle ‘massaging’ its mate? AI deepfakes collide with the laws of the wild
Shadow gingerly places one taloned foot, then the other, on Jackie as she hunkers down on the nest. With Big Bear Lake glittering in the distance, he raises each foot in a kneading motion — evoking a bald eagle massage. “Somehow, it says everything about their bond,” reads the caption on the 15-second video posted…
Read MoreThe Talent Pool Your Supply Chain Competitors Aren’t Looking At
Most supply chain hiring strategies are built around one channel: the inbound application. That channel reaches, at most, 30% of the available workforce. The other 70% are employed, performing, and not looking at job boards. Naturally, this makes it more difficult to find the right talent for your business. Where Most Companies Are Looking The…
Read More7 mindset shifts that turn a founder into a real leader
If you’ve been building for a while, you’ve probably felt the shift creeping up on you. What used to be about shipping faster, closing your first customers, and proving the idea now feels heavier. Decisions affect people, not just product. Your calendar fills with conversations instead of code or campaigns. And quietly, you start wondering…
Read More6 signs your leadership style is not scaling with your company
You felt it before you could articulate it. The same instincts that helped you get from zero to one now feel like they’re slowing things down. Decisions bottleneck around you. Your team hesitates instead of acts. Growth is happening, but it feels messy, reactive, and harder than it should be. This is one of the…
Read MoreThis Rivian spinoff is reinventing e-bikes in California with screens, software and swappable seats
Rivian Automotive has attracted die-hard fans by building a battery-powered truck with enough muscle for off-roading as well as the acceleration and suspension to comfortably glide through city streets. Its little brother — a company called Also — is trying to do the same for e-bikes. The Palo Alto company wants to reinvent the battery-driven…
Read MoreNo One Will Ever Care Like You
I’ve learned a hard truth as a founder: no one will ever care about your company the way you do. That’s not a knock on your team. It’s reality. And accepting it might be the most freeing move you make as a leader. Here’s the point. Your executives and employees can be brilliant, loyal, and…
Read MoreAfter ‘MAGA influencer’ trolls gay couple with baby, support grows for dad who threw punches
For the nine years they’ve been together, Anthony and David Vulin saw West Hollywood as their safe space. They had their first date at a Mexican restaurant on Santa Monica Boulevard and eventually moved in together at a nearby apartment in the famously inclusive city. Married in 2022, the couple recently welcomed their first child,…
Read MoreTrust Is Your Brand Before You Scale
Before a brand is a brand, it’s trust. That’s my stance, and it guides how I build and invest. If customers don’t trust you, they don’t buy—no matter how cool the product looks. Here’s the simple truth: trust is the currency that converts. Until your name carries weight on its own, you borrow trust from…
Read More7 emotional patterns that predict whether a founder keeps going
You can usually tell within a few conversations which founders are likely to keep going and which ones quietly burn out. It is not intelligence, network, or even initial traction. It is emotional patterns. The way you interpret setbacks, the stories you tell yourself about progress, and how you metabolize uncertainty tend to predict endurance…
Read More7 behaviors that make top talent actually stay
If you have ever watched a great hire quietly disengage, you know how unsettling it feels. Nothing “breaks” overnight. They still show up to standups, still hit deadlines, still say the right things. But something shifts. For early-stage founders, this is especially painful because every single person carries outsized weight. Retention is not about perks…
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