An Operating System to Help You Move Faster By Focusing On Less (feat. a monkey reciting Hamlet)

About this episode

This episode discusses building an internal operating system to help startups gain momentum by focusing on fewer key actions.

Today is part 2 of our series helping you build an internal operating system. We identify the four things you'll need to have happen for your startup to gain momentum, then we organize those into a system that'll help you move fast based on inertia.

People in this episode

Host: Brian Scordato

Guest: a monkey

Topics covered

• operating system
• startup momentum
• internal systems
• entrepreneurship
• business strategy

Keywords

• startup
• operating system
• momentum
• business
• entrepreneurship
• inertia
• focus

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Hamlet

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