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September 2, 2021
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3 traits (in how to think) good leaders have

Written by Sol Orwell

The past few years have kicked my ass in ‘leadership’ — from Examine almost dying in 2019 to COVID crushing 60% of our revenue — it’s been a whirlwind. (With that said, Examine’s revenue is up more than 3x from...

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December 18, 2020
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Stop causing unforced errors

Written by Sol Orwell

Growing up in Saudi Arabia, I played a lot of table tennis (not a lot of options). And I had one friend who always whooped us. And I mean it when I say whooped — for over half a decade, I can...

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May 19, 2020
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Own your mistakes publicly

Written by Sol Orwell

I’ve done a fair number of JTBD (jobs-to-be-done) customer interviews. It’s been super interesting seeing the patterns of what people say (and don’t say). Here’s a random one to share: a few months ago Kamal had the idea of (inspired...

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May 6, 2020
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Experience is a fantastic filter

Written by Sol Orwell

I have an almost limitless supply of bad ideas. It’s experience that helps me filter them out more effectively.

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February 27, 2020
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Own up to your mistakes

Written by Sol Orwell

I posted earlier this week how I was 100% focused on Examine.com for the indeterminate future. Here’s something we just released today that I’m super proud of: Our Mistakes. Inspired by GiveWell, we are publicly disclosing the mistakes we’ve made,...

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