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Every Compound dispatch
Filter the archive by the decisions operators keep making: positioning, systems, leverage, retention, pricing, and margin.
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10 episodes
Compound has 10 fictional episodes built to show how a client-owned podcast archive can feel editorial and useful.
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Pricing
047
The 40% price increase that lost zero customers
The 40% price increase that lost zero customers
Priya Nandakumar on why your price is a product decision, not a spreadsheet cell.
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Leverage
046
Why your best hire is a system, not a person
Why your best hire is a system, not a person
Daniel Osei on scaling Meridian to 120 people without hiring your way out of chaos.
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Positioning
045
Positioning is a decision, not a paragraph
Positioning is a decision, not a paragraph
Sofia Marchetti on why most positioning statements are just nicer-sounding indecision.
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Systems
044
The operating cadence that runs a company without you
The operating cadence that runs a company without you
James Whitfield on the weekly rhythm that integrated eleven companies into one.
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Pricing
043
Margins are a moat: pricing for the long game
Margins are a moat: pricing for the long game
Aisha Bello on why healthy margins buy you the one thing capital can't: patience.
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Retention
042
Churn is a positioning problem in disguise
Churn is a positioning problem in disguise
Priya Nandakumar returns to argue most retention work is aimed at the wrong end of the funnel.
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Systems
041
Delegation is dead. Build decision rights instead.
Delegation is dead. Build decision rights instead.
Daniel Osei on why 'just delegate more' is terrible advice for a growing firm.
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Leverage
040
Field notes: the 5 compounding loops in every durable business
Field notes: the 5 compounding loops in every durable business
A solo episode — Marcus maps the loops that separate businesses that last from businesses that spike.
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Retention
039
The onboarding that turns buyers into believers
The onboarding that turns buyers into believers
Sofia Marchetti on the first two weeks that decide the next two years.
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Leverage
038
Raising money without renting your strategy
Raising money without renting your strategy
Aisha Bello on taking capital without handing over the steering wheel.