#1 - From Plugging Holes to Playing GM: The Founder’s Real Transition

The brutal mindset shift from doer to strategist What happens when growth demands you stop solving every problem yourself? Chase Mohseni joins Blake to unpack the founder identity shift from MVP to GM—plus the ops systems, people plays, and calendar rules that helped him step back without letting go. In this episode: Async ops + no-link policies that drive clarity Why “you’ll always need people”—even with AI How to build a culture that performs (without micromanaging) The founder bottleneck most don’t see coming Real words from the trenches of growth.