Mat Gordon
@matgordon.com
Business is harder than it needs to be.
Usually because you're doing it the way you were told.
I call it the compliance tax.
Every week I write about where it shows up, what it costs, and what the other version looks like.
matgordon.com
Usually because you're doing it the way you were told.
I call it the compliance tax.
Every week I write about where it shows up, what it costs, and what the other version looks like.
matgordon.com
Things are as hard as we make them...
September 15, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Things are as hard as we make them...
I've been called lazy in business, and it isn't wrong.
Wanting to avoid work is what makes you look for leverage.
People who don't mind grinding never have to ask if there's a shorter route, so they don't.
Lazy about the method, serious about the result.
That combination pays.
Wanting to avoid work is what makes you look for leverage.
People who don't mind grinding never have to ask if there's a shorter route, so they don't.
Lazy about the method, serious about the result.
That combination pays.
September 2, 2026 at 6:31 AM
I've been called lazy in business, and it isn't wrong.
Wanting to avoid work is what makes you look for leverage.
People who don't mind grinding never have to ask if there's a shorter route, so they don't.
Lazy about the method, serious about the result.
That combination pays.
Wanting to avoid work is what makes you look for leverage.
People who don't mind grinding never have to ask if there's a shorter route, so they don't.
Lazy about the method, serious about the result.
That combination pays.
The easy ones weren't easier because the founders were smarter.
They just went looking first.
They just went looking first.
August 31, 2026 at 8:55 AM
The easy ones weren't easier because the founders were smarter.
They just went looking first.
They just went looking first.
Most of the work in building a business is optional.
August 18, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Most of the work in building a business is optional.
It's wild how much trust we're putting in private tech giants to make ethical calls that should really be public policy decisions
Democratically elected leaders need to step up before these redlines get crossed
Democratically elected leaders need to step up before these redlines get crossed
March 4, 2026 at 7:05 PM
It's wild how much trust we're putting in private tech giants to make ethical calls that should really be public policy decisions
Democratically elected leaders need to step up before these redlines get crossed
Democratically elected leaders need to step up before these redlines get crossed
Watching world leaders scramble after the US and Israeli strikes on Iran
Every statement feels like a performance for the cameras
But underneath it all, it's just another turn in the cycle
How much longer before the cost catches up to all of us
Every statement feels like a performance for the cameras
But underneath it all, it's just another turn in the cycle
How much longer before the cost catches up to all of us
March 4, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Watching world leaders scramble after the US and Israeli strikes on Iran
Every statement feels like a performance for the cameras
But underneath it all, it's just another turn in the cycle
How much longer before the cost catches up to all of us
Every statement feels like a performance for the cameras
But underneath it all, it's just another turn in the cycle
How much longer before the cost catches up to all of us
Big companies are too slow to catch trends—layers of red tape, decision by committee.
So they acquire the agile ones:
RXBar → $600M by Kellogg
Dollar Shave Club → $1B by Unilever
Poppi → $1.95B by PepsiCo
Modern startups win by moving fast, staying lean, and obsessing over product-market fit.
So they acquire the agile ones:
RXBar → $600M by Kellogg
Dollar Shave Club → $1B by Unilever
Poppi → $1.95B by PepsiCo
Modern startups win by moving fast, staying lean, and obsessing over product-market fit.
March 26, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Big companies are too slow to catch trends—layers of red tape, decision by committee.
So they acquire the agile ones:
RXBar → $600M by Kellogg
Dollar Shave Club → $1B by Unilever
Poppi → $1.95B by PepsiCo
Modern startups win by moving fast, staying lean, and obsessing over product-market fit.
So they acquire the agile ones:
RXBar → $600M by Kellogg
Dollar Shave Club → $1B by Unilever
Poppi → $1.95B by PepsiCo
Modern startups win by moving fast, staying lean, and obsessing over product-market fit.
In modern work, results come from focused thinking, smart planning, and effective execution—not just being “busy” for 8+ hours a day.
So why are we still managing time like we’re living in the industrial era?
So why are we still managing time like we’re living in the industrial era?
March 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
In modern work, results come from focused thinking, smart planning, and effective execution—not just being “busy” for 8+ hours a day.
So why are we still managing time like we’re living in the industrial era?
So why are we still managing time like we’re living in the industrial era?
In modern work, results come from focused thinking, smart planning, and effective execution—not just being “busy” for 8+ hours a day.
So why are we still managing time like we’re living in the industrial era?
So why are we still managing time like we’re living in the industrial era?
March 25, 2025 at 8:50 AM
In modern work, results come from focused thinking, smart planning, and effective execution—not just being “busy” for 8+ hours a day.
So why are we still managing time like we’re living in the industrial era?
So why are we still managing time like we’re living in the industrial era?