Joseph Wong Free Playbook · Hiring & People How to Run 1-on-1sThat Actually Build Trust Most 1-on-1s are status updates dressed as connection. The manager asks what’s on the person’s plate, the employee reports, and both leave feeling like the meeting was mostly a formality. Here’s how to run 1-on-1s that surface what’s actually going on — … Read more
Free Playbook · Founder Mindset The Founder’s Guide toManaging Your Own Energy Time management is the wrong frame for founders. You don’t have a time problem — you have an energy problem. The same 2 hours of strategic thinking done at peak energy produces better decisions than 6 hours done depleted. Here’s how to manage … Read more
Free Playbook · Fundraising How to Extend Your RunwayWithout Raising Every month of runway you add without dilution is a month where you control the outcome. Whether the market is difficult, the round isn’t ready, or you simply want more leverage before you raise — here are the levers that actually move the needle. What’s … Read more
Free Playbook · Product & Growth How to Know If You HaveProduct-Market Fit PMF is the most used and least defined term in startups. Founders claim it too early, deny it too late, and often confuse enthusiasm with evidence. Here’s how to measure it honestly — and what to do when the signals say you … Read more
Free Playbook · Founder Mindset How to Stop MakingDecisions Alone The most expensive decisions most founders make are the ones they made alone, at speed, under pressure, without anyone to push back. Building a decision support system — advisors, a thinking partner, structured prompts — isn’t a sign of weakness. It’s the single highest-leverage investment … Read more
Free Playbook · AI Prompts The AI Prompt Packfor Go-To-Market GTM strategy used to require a marketing team, a research budget, and weeks of workshops. These 8 prompts compress the thinking that takes most founders months — ICP definition, messaging, channel strategy, competitive positioning, and launch planning — into hours. What’s in this prompt pack … Read more
Free Playbook · Product & Growth How to Reduce ChurnBefore It Kills Your Growth High churn doesn’t announce itself — it compounds quietly until you realise that all the new revenue you’re adding is barely replacing what’s leaving. Fixing churn is not a customer success problem. It’s a product, onboarding, and ICP problem. Here’s where … Read more
Free Playbook · Hiring & People How to Hire Your First VPBefore You’re Ready Every founder waits too long or moves too soon on their first VP hire. The ones who get it right aren’t lucky — they know what “ready” actually means, what profile to hire for the stage they’re at, and how to … Read more
Free Playbook · Product & Growth How to Build a Product RoadmapWhen Everything Feels Like a Priority At early stage, every customer request feels urgent, every competitor move feels threatening, and every team member has a different idea of what to build next. A roadmap isn’t a wish list — it’s a set of deliberate … Read more
Free Playbook · Fundraising How to Read a Term SheetWithout a Lawyer A term sheet is 5–15 pages but only a handful of clauses actually determine how much of your company you’ll own at exit. Most first-time founders sign things they don’t understand. Here’s what to read, what to negotiate, and what to leave to … Read more