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Feb 12, 2021

The one lie every founder tells themselves

By David Kenney Sanity Check Podcast Host…available now If you are a founder cogitating over your pitch deck, stop. Pitch decks are a waste of time for start-ups. Yes, many companies get funded with exquisitely designed pitch decks and slick Founders. Journalists love a wonderful story on a successful funding…

Founders

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The one lie every founder tells themselves
The one lie every founder tells themselves

Mar 31, 2020

There are no answers to COVID-19, just better questions

Fight, Fright or Flight … remember we are one big Family. At the top of a mountain or in deep despair, we crave and are drawn to leadership. DK’s Quick Quiz: What should we expect from ourselves? We are all outside our comfort zone so need to be diligent with…

3 min read

There are no answers to COVID-19, just better questions
There are no answers to COVID-19, just better questions

Mar 30, 2020

Sanitize Your Business With A Sanity Check

What do COVID-19 and Retailers have in common? Business as usual feels good…but it won’t cut it in 2020 (and a lot more than you might think). The first news in my day comes from the ABC News feed. Unfortunately, there is hardly much good news. New deaths arising from…

6 min read

Sanitize Your Business With A Sanity Check
Sanitize Your Business With A Sanity Check

Mar 5, 2020

Why You Want A Mentor, Not A Manager

This blog is for experiential learners who are ready to diagnose the career they will have beyond the next 5 years. A quick DK quiz: How do we learn the most important skills in life? Reading about them Seeing them performed or By using them? Next Question: If the answer…

Strategy

7 min read

Why You Want A Mentor, Not A Manager
Why You Want A Mentor, Not A Manager

Feb 12, 2020

For Podcasters: Do You Have ‘IT’?

Of every piece of chicken sold across the world, one has a brand. With its 11 secret herbs and spices, KFC has brand power. Did somebody say KFC? Podcasters, there’s good news and some bad news. Podcasts are like startups. This is not the good news. It's just a fact…

Podcasting Tips

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For Podcasters: Do You Have ‘IT’?
For Podcasters: Do You Have ‘IT’?

Jan 28, 2020

ASMR: Storytelling in Surround Sound

If YouTube success is anything to go by, when it comes to how we like our stories, sit up and take a listen to ASMR. The What: ASMR: Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response What is it? For starters, it’s a huge wave of subscribers rushing in to soothe, nurture, induce sleep…

Asmr

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ASMR: Storytelling in Surround Sound
ASMR: Storytelling in Surround Sound

Jan 28, 2020

8 Tips to ACTUALLY Improve Your Thinking

*Try this for 30 minutes a day Announcing to the world your goals at this time of year is a habit for some. You feel ‘halfway there’ when you announce to someone you are going to start working out, playing the guitar or acquiring any new skill. Telling people your…

Productivity

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8 Tips to ACTUALLY Improve Your Thinking
8 Tips to ACTUALLY Improve Your Thinking

Dec 26, 2019

3 habits I worked on to become a better mentor

I’ve always felt a little uncomfortable with the title Mentor. Eight years ago I joined a group of extremely smart and accomplished people. Many of them now dear friends, had built and sold a business. Initially, I felt awkward. Helping build cohorts of high growth companies and their founders was…

Startup

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The 3 habits I worked on to become a better mentor
The 3 habits I worked on to become a better mentor

Sep 14, 2019

Storytelling: Connect beyond the click and find your clique

Storytelling has always been a skill. Today, it is your ticket to whatever you want to achieve. Sitting around the campfire reflecting on victories, purpose or hunger galvanised a tribe. In 2019, the impact of storytelling is much the same, but the scale of the tribe is exponential. Make no…

Storytelling

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Storytelling: Connect beyond the click and find your clique
Storytelling: Connect beyond the click and find your clique

Feb 1, 2019

Product Market Fit

Clinical research and the Pharmaceutical industry have vast layers of complexity. The intricate process (and phenomenal costs) involved to bring a drug to market make this an almost impenetrable barrier to entry. Despite the immense revenue, value and resources this industry possesses, no company is immune from (or in this…

Healthcare

2 min read

Product Market Fit
Product Market Fit
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