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The Powered Flight Playbook: Weekly Experiments and High‑Touch Growth
Define your ICP, measure weekly growth, and iterate like the Wright Brothers
Jan 22
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Todd Gagne
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Emily Roebling’s Lesson for Startups: Hire the Information Architect
Stop chasing VPs; formalize the role that preserves context, prevents relitigation, and de-risks handoffs.
Jan 20
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Todd Gagne
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Startup Stories - Season 4 Kickoff: What’s Next for the Podcast
A conversation with my co-founder, Mike Vetter, about our past and future.
Jan 15
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Todd Gagne
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Startup Location Strategy: Remote vs Co‑Location, Domain Knowledge, and Burn
A 7‑question audit to pick the right place for customers, talent, and runway
Jan 13
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Todd Gagne
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The AI Delegation Framework: How Founders Keep Control While Using AI
A practical framework for knowing which decisions to keep and which to delegate
Jan 8
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Todd Gagne
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When Incentives Beat Talent: The Startup Lesson from Michael Jordan
Why startups die when individuals optimize for themselves—and how to make excellence serve the team
Jan 6
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Todd Gagne
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The Rise of the Domain Expert Founder: Why Industry Insiders Are Winning the Startup Game
Tools are cheap, trust is not. Here’s how insiders turn workflow insight, networks, and data into defensible startups.
Jan 1
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Todd Gagne
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Every Bubble Builds the Future: Why This AI Wave Works for You Now
Bubbles overbuild infrastructure; smart founders use today’s AI agents to automate the 70% and win the next decade.
Dec 30, 2025
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Todd Gagne
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