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Every named framework pulled from the show — searchable, filterable, and structured down to the steps, examples, and mistakes.

12 frameworks

Entrepreneurship5 steps

Fulfill the Promise Before Anything Else

You were backed to ship one thing; every party favour you add is a way to go out of business.

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The End-to-End House

Outsource everything first, find the failure points, then hire smarter people to own each one.

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Entrepreneurship7 steps

The Five-Year Career Contract

Treat your craft like a business you just opened: seven days a week for five years, then reassess.

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The Crowdfund-Then-License Path

Three ways to sell a game, and the only one worth taking is a hybrid: prove it on crowdfunding, ship it, then license it.

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The One Commandment Society

Found a community on exactly one moral innovation, implement it ruthlessly, and let exit be the only check it needs.

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Entrepreneurship6 steps

Productize Yourself

Turn your specific knowledge into an ownable business rather than renting out your hours.

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The Subsidising Price Ladder

Sell superfans a premium object so you can sell everyone else the cheap one — and own the customer relationship while you do it.

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Kindling and Logs

Match the size of the fire you start to the kindling you actually have

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The Way-Ahead-of-Its-Time Relaunch

Being early isn't being wrong — shelve the idea, watch for traction, and relaunch when the market arrives.

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The Off-the-Roadmap Vertical Bet

Back domain insiders automating workflows the frontier labs will never prioritise

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Build Assets That Keep Working

Do work that keeps working after it is done, then layer the assets on each other

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The Uncomfortable Number as a Constraint

Commit to the most uncomfortable audacious number, then work backward within it

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