culture@egomonk

If trust is lost, nothing remains. We will always believe you until you give us a reason not to.

If you're thinking through something strategically and/or your decision will have a growing consequence over time, approach it with singular focus and take your time to get it right, i.e. 2 to 3 days. Nothing takes longer than that. Especially since you always have the option to improve or alter your thinking with new information (feedback, market response, etc.)

What can be done asynchronously should be done asynchronously. Leverage your productivity by responding first through asynchronous means. This allows people to respond with thought, care, and usually immediacy. Reserve synchronicity for urgent and important matters only.

If you've arrived at an insight born from research, experience, or trial and error, then document it so that others can benefit from your wisdom.

Ask anyone. This person could be your colleague, a friend, or someone in your extended network. Activate everyone in your corner, and you'll be surprised.

We are here not only to succeed but to help each other level up. This requires trust and a sense of safety that others are here and willing to step in and protect us, support us, hold us accountable, and do whatever else is necessary.

We are a small outfit, and our only real competitive advantage is speed. We need to have a bias for action and speed to iterate/improve until we get to perfect. We want to be 80% perfect in 20% of the time others take. We'll then redo it and eventually get to 99% perfect in 50% of the time others take.

Whatever can be automated should be automated. Your time is your most valuable asset so guard it vigorously. Use whatever technology is available to hold yourself and others accountable as well as exponentially productive.

It's normal to encounter problems while working on challenging work. However, someone before you must have faced a similar situation and has probably solved it for you. So, find it. If you can't, then think of possible solutions before pulling in others and asking for help. The universe conspires to serve those who meet it halfway, so imagine solutions while help arrives.

Ask anyone. This person could be your colleague, a friend, or someone in your extended network. Activate everyone in your corner, and you'll be surprised.

The vast majority of tasks take very little time when you invest your undivided attention, so do them quickly to prevent inertia or procrastination from distracting you. We can continually iterate and perfect it.

If the task is massive, then leverage your team and divvy up the work. If it needs more time, more than 2 hours, run the action in sprints, so you always approach the problem with a sharp mind.

Every meeting needs an agenda and an actionable output. Agendas are your truth so list them out with incredible detail, so meetings run on auto-pilot. At the end of every session, list out clear action items and timelines so others can step up.

Limit most (~90%) meetings to under 30 minutes, so everyone operates at maximum productivity. However, if more time is needed, take a recess for 10-15 minutes before reengaging.