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Oliver Buchannon
Michael Girdley

Business builder and investor. 12+ businesses. 30+ years of experience. 250K+ readers.


It’s too soon for AI tactics

It’s too soon for AI tactics

You need strategy instead.

Thanksgiving leftovers (the business kind)

Thanksgiving leftovers (the business kind)

Seven answers you can use

Owners x Proximity = Business Health

Owners x Proximity = Business Health

Who suffers when things go wrong?

3 offshoring mistakes

3 offshoring mistakes

It’s not just a money thing.

[Reminder] Paths to ownership: Buy, Build, or Franchise?

[Reminder] Paths to ownership: Buy, Build, or Franchise?

We’re live at lunch today!

I spoke to businesses about AI. This is what I learned.

I spoke to businesses about AI. This is what I learned.

I’d love your take on this.

How I build businesses I don’t work in

How I build businesses I don’t work in

Stop being an employee.

The business advantage hiding in your constraints

The business advantage hiding in your constraints

Spirit Halloween proves it.

4 essentials for a good event

4 essentials for a good event

Plus, a question for you

Trust your intuition... then bring in the experts

Trust your intuition... then bring in the experts

I love Build-A-Bear.

Build businesses on these 12 trends

Build businesses on these 12 trends

Can you find an idea here?

The leadership blind spot that kills businesses

The leadership blind spot that kills businesses

Success is dangerous.

“Building a holdco was the worst thing I ever did”

“Building a holdco was the worst thing I ever did”

Walker Deibel's massive failure.

[FRIDAY] A Chief of Staff: the CEO force multiplier

[FRIDAY] A Chief of Staff: the CEO force multiplier

This hire doubles your productivity (and make your job more fun)

The contrarian’s double-edged sword

The contrarian’s double-edged sword

Smart or reckless? Depends on the context.

Business books that actually work

Business books that actually work

We should have more pamphlets.

Hype is not product-market fit

Hype is not product-market fit

Scarcity sells... until it doesn’t.

$1B case study: How Lululemon lost its edge

$1B case study: How Lululemon lost its edge

Nothing is untouchable

The power of staying in your lane

The power of staying in your lane

It’s all about the fish.

3 lessons from a $3B bankruptcy

3 lessons from a $3B bankruptcy

Don’t confuse growth for viability.

How to think fresh about your business

How to think fresh about your business

Five easy paths to insight and clarity.

How a $20 bet made a 6-figure podcast

How a $20 bet made a 6-figure podcast

What if Casey bunted?

Worst (and best) PMF on a Mexican beach

Worst (and best) PMF on a Mexican beach

The easiest “no thanks” ever

Why I sold a profitable business

Why I sold a profitable business

It’s okay to sell. I promise.

Complexity is killing your business

Complexity is killing your business

Employees left to themselves will build a Rube Goldberg machine.

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