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The sales leader early-stage founders think they need, and the one they actually need
Justin CouttsOne of the most common mistakes early-stage founders and CEOs make is hiring the "big company sales gun" too early. You know the profile.
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Product Update May 2026
Mathan AllingtonLast month we said the bigger AI news was weeks away, not months. Here’s the first of it. We’ve shipped roleplay coaching in Hey Compono, our...
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Product Update April 2026
Manisha BullenFollow our monthly product updates as we share the latest features to help you strategically design and develop teams and the work environment. It's...
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Why Fluent Commerce made hours irrelevant
Rudy CrousAlex Pusenjak stopped tracking hours at Fluent Commerce and started tracking impact. The result: 96% employee willingness to go above and beyond and...
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Culture is not an event (it's the sum of your micro decisions)
Sharon Gray doesn't think culture is academic. She thinks it's everything.
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The unconventional path (and why the best people leaders never started in HR)
Edan Haddock was arranging wedding bouquets when most HR professionals were writing their first performance review.
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AI won't replace HR (but it will expose who's been coasting)
One of Movember's founders pulled Edan Haddock aside and asked him, point blank, what on earth he was doing. "We're humanistic. Why are you bringing...
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The 'Brilliant Jerk' problem (and why every winner has a bad hire story)
Alex Pusenjak was sitting across from someone who ticked every box. The technical skills were sharp. The KPIs were being smashed. On paper, this...
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Purpose is the new perk (and why mission-driven cultures are winning the talent war)
Sharon Gray went home and asked her kids.
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