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How to make your writing C.R.I.S.P.
A framework for improving your business writing with templates and an LLM prompt
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Dan Hockenmaier
Why Did DoorDash Win?
Three stories, all of which are true.
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Dan Hockenmaier
The Leaky Bucket Theory of Network Effects
A framework for understanding the strength of a marketplace’s network effect
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Dan Hockenmaier
Playing Game One
A two-minute career manifesto for ambitious people
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Dan Hockenmaier
How to be Strategic
The actual nature of strategic work, and how to become great at it
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Dan Hockenmaier
When to join a startup
Learning to assess risk will help you maximize the economic outcome of joining a startup
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Dan Hockenmaier
The Best Way to Drive Demand in Marketplaces is Hiding in Plain Sight
This is a joint post by Casey Winters and Dan Hockenmaier.
Published on Casey Accidental • 
Why growth models fail
Why most growth models don't get adopted, how to avoid this fate, and a template model to get you started.
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Dan Hockenmaier
How to describe your business as an equation
And why you don’t fully understand your business until you can
Published on Lenny's Newsletter • 
The Two Paths of a Manager
Diagnosing and course correcting two of the most common stumbling blocks for new managers
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Dan Hockenmaier
Dan Hock's Essays
Dan Hock's Essays
The strategy and tactics of growing startups and growing your career. Less frequent, more rigorous essays.

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