The Refinery
Travis MuellerPieces on money, career, leadership, and the long game.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 13 | Founded | 4 months ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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The Ripcord
Two things are certain in this life, and one of them is that you’re leaving your business.
I mean that in the widest sense. If you own the business, you’re leaving it. If you work for the business, you’re leaving it. The only questions are...
The Gut Doesn't Argue
Here’s a pattern I’d bet you recognize. You’ve got a decision in front of you, and your gut answers first. I’m not talking about “pizza and beer or steak and wine?” I’m talking real, directional choices. But then along comes the reasonable...
The Most Honest Drawer in the House
Fresh out of the Navy, single, I had a 600-square-foot apartment in Tampa, and I can tell you something strange about that apartment: it had no junk drawer. That wasn’t discipline. There was just nothing to defer. A single guy in 600 square...
It Wasn’t the Golden Handcuffs
Run the checklist. The ultimate job. Paid well. Great benefits. The wife is happy, the kids are growing, the house is nice, there’s a yard, there’s a pool, two pretty new cars in the driveway, a couple of trips a year. How could it possibly...
Day 1: Genius. Week 6: Mayday! Mayday! Day 90: The Phone Rings.
Egypt, some years ago, earlier in my career. We were building power plants, and on this particular project we had a client I’ll call Dusty, because that’s close enough to his name. Dusty was tough and Dusty absolutely hated us in the beginn...
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Founder of Union Grove Capital. I write about capital, work, and the long game — the way an operator thinks about all of it.
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