Mark Abbott is the Founder and CEO of Ninety and a sought-after business leader, writer, and executive team coach. With nearly four decades of experience building, leading, investing in, and lending to small to midsize businesses, Mark is passionate about helping leaders cultivate agreements-based cultures where people work and thrive together.
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At some point, every founder (myself included) learns a humbling lesson: You can’t scale by doing more of the work yourself. In the early days, our obsession carries our company. We’re in the details, rewriting copy, jumping on calls, spotting flaws no one else sees. That kind of hands-on ...
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Being a founder isn’t a 9-to-5 job. It’s an around-the-clock obsession. The ideas follow us into the shower, the urgency keeps us up at night, and the questions about the future never stop coming. That intensity is a gift, but it’s one we have to learn to use wisely.
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Think about this for a second: When was the last time you felt completely in the zone — fully focused, energized, and doing the Work that actually matters? Now consider the other side, the periods when you've felt stuck, staring at a blank page, agonizing over a hard call, or feeling the fog of ...
Welcome to Founder’s Framework, offering full access to objective, informational, and researched articles on core business frameworks — aggregated into a single, organized space. This article provides a detailed overview and expert insights on the 3 Levels of Organizational Culture approach to help ...
Welcome to Founder’s Framework, offering full access to objective, informational, and researched articles on core business frameworks — aggregated into a single, organized space. This article provides a detailed overview and expert insights on the SMART approach to help you select the appropriate ...
Welcome to Founder’s Framework, offering full access to objective, informational, and researched articles on core business frameworks — aggregated into a single, organized space. This article provides a detailed overview and expert insights on the SWOT Analysis model to help leaders select the ...
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