Posts by Liam Redmond
7 ways to handle underperformance without creating resentment
Every founder eventually faces a leadership challenge that feels far more personal than a missed revenue target or a delayed product launch: dealing with an underperforming team member. The stakes feel especially high in early-stage companies, where every hire has an outsized impact on culture, morale, and execution. Many founders swing between two extremes. They…
Read More9 daily boundaries that protect focus and energy
Most founders don’t lose momentum because they lack ambition. They lose it because their attention gets pulled in too many directions at once. A customer email becomes an hour-long rabbit hole. A quick Slack check turns into a morning of reactive work. Before you know it, the most important priorities for your business have been…
Read MoreSkipping HawkeFest Is A Costly Mistake
There’s a time to sit behind a screen and a time to show up. HawkeFest is the latter. My take is simple: if you care about growth, missing HawkeFest is a mistake. In-person connection, real conversations, and live energy move business forward faster than any feed or inbox. That’s why I host it on October…
Read MoreAs Hollywood leans into AI, the real battle is over likeness and who gets paid
When Brian Grazer has an idea for a movie, he now starts with a chatbot. The co-founder of Imagine Entertainment — the company behind “A Beautiful Mind,” “Apollo 13” and “Liar Liar” — said he sits down with Anthropic’s AI assistant, Claude, to rough out a story before handing it to a writer. “You can…
Read MoreTwo men fatally shot outside NYC subway station
Two men were gunned down in front of a building near a subway station in the Bronx on Thursday night, according to authorities. Officers discovered a 43-year-old man and a 53-year-old man with gunshot wounds outside of a building on the corner of Westchester Avenue and Harrod Avenue around 10:10 p.m., cops said. A 43-year-old…
Read MoreStop Following Passion, Find Purpose You’re Good At
We love to tell people to follow their passion. It sounds inspiring. It also sets a lot of people up for frustration. As Erik Huberman, a founder and operator who’s seen what actually works, I’m taking the other side. Passion alone is not a plan. Purpose is the plan, and it lives where skill and…
Read MoreUdo Foerster: 30 Years of Entrepreneurship Built on Teamwork, Communication, and Sustainable Growth
For three decades, Udo Foerster has built his entrepreneurial journey around a simple yet powerful belief: lasting success is not created by individuals working alone, but by strong teams united by a common purpose. As the founder and CEO of Advanteam, a strategic communications and business consulting firm, Foerster has spent the past 30 years…
Read More5 timeless podcast interviews every founder should hear
If you’ve spent any time building a company, you’ve probably searched for answers in all the usual places. Books, blogs, startup newsletters, founder Twitter, maybe even that late-night rabbit hole where you’re convinced someone else has already solved the exact problem you’re facing. The challenge is that entrepreneurship changes quickly, but the underlying lessons often…
Read MoreBillionaire tax proposal faces hurdles as it moves closer to November ballot
A contentious proposal to tax California billionaires to alleviate federal healthcare cuts moved closer to landing on the November ballot this week, but efforts to defeat the measure before it reaches voters have already escalated. The California secretary of state’s office said Wednesday that the proposal had enough valid signatures to be eligible for the…
Read MoreRory McIlroy, US Open stars keeping tabs on World Cup: ‘A good distraction’
World Cup fever has reached just about every part of the United States, even the east end of Long Island, where the U.S. Open is taking place at Shinnecock Hills. While the world’s top golfers compete to win one of the four majors in the sport, the World Cup has provided a valuable distraction. Rory…
Read More8 content patterns that signal you’re ready for a bigger audience
You spend months, sometimes years, creating content for a small group of loyal readers, listeners, or followers. Then something starts to change. The comments get more thoughtful. People begin sharing your work without being asked. Conversations shift from “What do you do?” to “I’ve been following your content for a while.” For entrepreneurs, content often…
Read MoreAI Isn’t Optional—It’s Your Competitive Edge
AI isn’t a side project anymore. It’s the standard for how we work, sell, and serve customers. My view is simple: AI is the next Internet. Companies that treat it as a passing trend will fall behind. Those that make it part of daily operations will pull ahead fast. Why say this now? Because we’re…
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