Insights

Field notes from the work.

Short essays on planning, mentoring, and the Make It Plain methodology. New posts publish here as the writing finishes.

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Why most business plans are written for the wrong reader

If your plan is a document for an investor you've never met, it's not yet a plan. It's a brochure.

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Canvas to plan: the bridge most founders miss

The Business Model Canvas is a hypothesis. The plan is the receipt. Here's how to walk between them.

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What an executive retreat actually produces

It's not a vibe shift. It's a written artifact. A look at what leaves the Lodge with you.

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