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Things you'll learn the hard way (but wish you didn't)

Layla Shaikley, Sinem Günel, Mapu, Scott M. Curran
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The lessons and frameworks a growth-stag founder built from failure, delivered regularly.

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  • Layla Shaikley

    [email protected] | Los Angeles | I talk about emotional regulation as a lever for performance, from the lens of an operator | SaaS founder | $72m raised | MIT + NASA alum

  • Sinem Günel

    I help you become a Substack Bestseller so you can grow your audience and scale your income. ❤️‍🔥 APPLY NOW: substackcoaching.com

  • Mapu

    writer. media curator/collector. chronically online (also chronically offline). recovering doomscroller. [email protected] she/her

  • Scott M. Curran

    Best selling author of Better Good (Simon Acumen). Host Better Good Podcast. I help leaders and institutions do good, better. Social impact lawyer, professor, and CEO of Beyond Advisers. Former GC of the Clinton Foundation.

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