Telling someone a hard truth only helps if they can actually hear it. In this second half of a two-part conversation on feedback, Dave Kashen and Jesse Pujji move from caring personally to challenging…
Every leader eventually has to tell someone a hard truth, and how it lands depends on the relationship built around it. In this episode of Heart of Entrepreneurship, Dave Kashen and Jesse Pujji…
Jesse Pujji met a CEO one week after he bought a billion-dollar public company, the biggest deal of his career. The first thing the CEO said was "I don't know what I'm doing." Jesse assumed it was…
Most founders say yes to hires they're unsure about, clients that aren't the right fit, investors they don't want as partners, and meetings they have no time for. Then they wonder why their calendar…
Founders spend months defining values and building culture rituals, then assume the work is done. But values get set when you're calm, and tested when you're scared. This episode picks up last week's…
Most founders build culture by copying it. Amazon's principles, Facebook's values, whatever sounds good on a wall. Then their team senses the inauthenticity, quietly ignores the values, and the…
What if accepting things as they are could make you more successful — not less?In this episode, Jesse Pujji and Dave Kashen explore one of the most misunderstood ideas in personal growth and…
Do you secretly believe success has to come with suffering? In this episode, Jesse Pujji and Dave Kashen challenge one of the most deeply ingrained beliefs in entrepreneurship — that ambition,…
Lonely at the Top: How Success Can Disconnect Founders From ThemselvesWhat if chasing success actually makes you feel less fulfilled? In this episode, Jesse and Dave unpack Brian Chesky’s viral…
What if your biggest source of stress… is your own mind?In this episode of Heart of Entrepreneurship, Jesse and Dave unpack the concept of ego—not as arrogance, but as the mental identity we all…
