disavow anything you don't like about your past self. you are barely related to you from 10 years ago (it is like a cousin that looks a lot like you) - Auren Hoffman

the best thing you can do in a complex organization is work on making it simpler. the easiest way to do that is to reduce the number of white-collar employees. fewer full-time employees means decisions can be made much faster.

anything wrote or recurring can be done with APIs, software, or contractors (that you can treat as APIs).

any massive expertise can be rented — you can always rent the world-class expert but you usually cannot hire her. you only need employees for the most strategic parts of the business. most businesses can cut between 50-80% of the people making $80k or more.

tired: doing business on the golf course
wired: doing business on the pickleball court

Price is important.
It is doubtful the meter would have taken over the world if Napoleon decided to charge a small tax every time the meter was used.