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Notes on Scaling People by Claire Hughes Johnson

4/13/2025

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I recently finished reading Scaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building by Claire Hughes Johnson and loved it. I also subsequently watched her talk on running effective meetings.

I really liked the book and learned a lot from it. I enjoyed hearing a kindred perspective from a fellow COO and startup person. It was also really cool getting a sneak peek into some of Stripe's internal processes and documentation and how they have scaled and grown successfully.

This book reminded me of other similar comprehensive tomes on company management like The Great CEO Within by Matt Mochary and Principles by Ray Dalio (both of which I loved as well). Claire's book has a strong emphasis on the people side (recruiting, managing, feedback, etc.), and the 120 page supplement has so many amazing resources in it as well.

My main notes and takeaways are below. I highly recommend this book to any founder/COO/leader or people manager who wants to improve and learn.


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Notes on Daring Greatly by Brené Brown

3/23/2025

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A while ago, a coach and some other books I had read recommended to me Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
by Brené Brown. I recently finished reading it and thought it was very interesting. I enjoyed a lot of the stories within it and the details of the scientific approach the author took in her research.

The big lesson is that vulnerability combined with self-acceptance and belief that you're worthy are critical for connection and in many parts of life (work, family, parenting, etc.). This is an important lesson for any leader or parent.

Below are some of my notes and takeaways.


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Notes on From Impossible to Inevitable by Aaron Ross and Jason Lemkin

3/16/2025

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I recently finished reading From Impossible To Inevitable: How Hyper-Growth Companies Create Predictable Revenue by Aaron Ross and Jason Lemkin, and this might be my favorite book so far this year. It was super inspirational and no-nonsense, and I'm already implementing at least five concrete changes/suggestions that I learned from the book. As I read the book, so many of the struggles and pitfalls it described resonated personally with me, so I was very interested in its advice.

​It builds on Predictable Revenue and gives a lot more context all around it. It even gets into topics like leadership, management, recruiting, fundraising, and beyond. I liked hearing both perspectives from the authors on the various topics, and the specific case studies included inside were very inspiring.

This book is top notch. I highly recommend this to any founder learning sales and building a sales org. My main notes and takeaways are below.


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