Chris Tottman

Obsessing over vanity metrics, like total users or page views? Vanity metrics don't pay the bills (or impress investors). Here's what does. With countless metrics and KPIs to track, it's easy t...

Founders: Investors give you a "Score" that you never get to see 😱 "Yes"/"No" - 3 Critical Points - Want to know yours? Every pitch you give is being evaluated twice. Once in the room. And once ...

🥤 A Coke you can’t open by yourself, gimmick or genius? Honestly, I love this. Coca-Cola once created a bottle with a twist (literally). The “Friendly Twist” cap could only be opened by two peopl...

Most OKR sets fail before they even start. Steal this cheat sheet to create OKRs that actually work 📌 Writing effective OKRs is like self-care for your business. Pause. Reflect. Plan. Execute. ...

My feed lately swings between: “AI will fix everything.” “AI will break everything.” Both miss the point. AI isn’t the problem or solution. It magnifies intent. Good systems get better. Bad o...

I once saw how some kids in Japan learn multiplication and it stuck with me. No memorisation. Just lines. Draw them, cross them, count the intersections. The answer appears. The lesson isn’t t...

Wow! Congratulations Matthijs & Richard - what an incredible team, company and platform you have created serving such a wonderful market of hotels and hospitality ☀️ You're building one of the t...

Leaders, let's talk about the M-word: Micromanagement ("insecurity complex") 😬 You know, that management style that: ❌ Drains creativity ❌ Stifles growth ❌ Breeds resentment But what exactly ca...

🚨 There is a spreadsheet founders glance at. Investors dissect it line by line. Early on it feels harmless. Something you update and forget. Later it becomes decisive. When real money enters th...

In 1987, Howard Schultz needed to raise $3.8M to buy Starbucks. He didn’t have the money. And he had 60 days to make it happen. So he did what founders do, he went to his network, shared the vis...

From tidal flats to financial hub and it wasn’t accidental. What became Singapore was once a small village with few resources and limited prospects. The transformation from third-world conditions...

Leadership isn't just about decisions, but what you prioritise. Here are 4 frameworks to guide you: 1️⃣ For Individuals: The Eisenhower Matrix Simple yet powerful. Divide tasks into 4 categories...

🔥 The 30 Second Investor Test That Decides Your Entire Fundraise There is a moment in every pitch that founders never witness. It happens before the questions, before the meeting, before the stor...

You never lose your worth. Too many founders and operators tie their value to metrics: funding rounds, traction graphs, titles, job offers. But worth isn’t measured in numbers, it’s measured in wh...

Founders, are you drowning in tasks? Delegation is your lifeline. But not all delegation is equal. To delegate like a pro, know these 4 types: 1. Directive ↳You call the shots, step-by-step. ...

OpenAI Introduces Advertising in ChatGPT 🤯 ... New Pricing Tier.. 😳 Today, OpenAI published a major update on its approach to Ads in ChatGPT Highlights of their update: ✨ Ad Testing Begins So...

Visa is giving AI Agents the power to pay and it’s now their top priority. Imagine this: You tell your AI Agent: "Find me a signed Pedro Pascal shirt from The Last of Us, don’t spend more than $...

Sequoia didn’t just fund great companies, they taught founders how to tell better stories. Airbnb. PayPal. YouTube. Behind many of those rounds was a simple truth: fundraising is about clarity, n...

Want to take your company to the next level? It starts with your executive team. Here's how to build one that's truly exceptional: 1. Hire for Potential, Not Just Experience Don't just look at...

Adaptability vs. experience in an AI world, which actually wins? AI is compressing decades of knowledge into seconds. Playbooks, frameworks, “lessons learned” increasingly cheap and accessible. ...