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On Second Mountains
It’s a new year.
Jan 29, 2025 • Dan Shaw
On Midline
A cry for help, wisdom in action and a new path forward.
Nov 27, 2024 • Dan Shaw
On Resilience
Three lessons on resilience.
Sep 25, 2024 • Dan Shaw
On Orchestration
I see the pain of fifteen meetings-per-day on the faces of new executives. Crossing the chasm from player coach to a true leader is difficult, requires…
May 30, 2024 • Dan Shaw
On Longevity
After twenty five years in tech and a decade as a start up executive, this is how I stay in the game.
Apr 28, 2024 • Dan Shaw
On Hiring and Scale
If your business is scaling, you need to hire scalable people.
Apr 14, 2024 • Dan Shaw
On Enterprise Sales
Principles not playbooks for managing early enterprise opportunities in a startup.
Mar 25, 2024 • Dan Shaw
On Structures
I recently completed one of the hardest mountain bike races in the world.
Mar 14, 2024 • Dan Shaw
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