Founders Uncut: Real Startup Stories

11. Damian Kimmelman of Batelle & Rho - Perfect vs Clear & Consistent Decisions, Default to “I am Probably Wrong”, Lean into Subjectivity, The Best Founders Know Their Scent, Surround Yourself with Kind People

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With me today is Damian Kimmelman, Co-founder of https://batelle.com/ (Batelle.com), https://www.rho.co/ (Rho.co) and Founders Pledge. Batelle trains parents how to put their children to bed in under 5 minutes and sleep through the night within 2 weeks, guaranteed...

Hear more from him on:

1) Decision Making in Startups

• Driving to Consensus Versus Driving a Strategy
• Perfect Decisions at the expense of Clear, Consistent Decisions
• Frameworks for Decision Making

2) Information Theory - Lean into Subjectivity

• The Shared Language of Decision Making
• Default to “I am Probably Wrong”
• What Actually Matters in a Startup
• Navigating Culture across different types of hires

3) Diversity and the Value of Heterodox Opinions

• What ACTUALLY matters in the startup journey
• Long term Value Creation
• Consistency in Leadership
• Messaging to Company

4)The Founder Journey

• What’s Misunderstood in the Founder Journey?
• Navigating the Complexity of Dealing with people at scale
• The Best Founders Know Their Scent
• True Impact - Upstream Interventions
• Why You Should Surround Yourself with Kind People

Book recommendations:

Decoding Reality - by Vlatko Vedral 

The Science of Can and Can't - by Chiara Marletto

Find out more at KindredCapital.VC/FoundersUncut

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