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In the game of chess, there is a word for placing your opponent in such a position that you remove every single option she has except for the move you want her to make. In other words, you decide her moves in advance by creating the circumstances on the board. This state of being is called zugzwang.
A CEO Only Does Three Things
Trey Taylor
You’re the founder of a nicely growing SaaS startup which has just raised a Series A, Series B, or Series C funding round. You need to hire rapidly to seize the opportunity. But how much should you hire, what roles should you hire, and what should the org chart look like when you’re done?
The SaaS Org Chart
sacks.substack.com
After years of working with thousands of professionals down in the trenches, I can safely say that virtually all of us could be doing more planning, more informally and more often, of our projects and our lives. And if we did, it would relieve a lot of pressure on our psyches and produce an enormous amount of creative output with minimal effort.
Getting Things Done
David Allen
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