#35: Are you making decisions as an employee or as a founder?

The Quietly Disruptive Business · Apr 14, 2026 · 9m

Every founder wears multiple hats - marketing one day, sales the next, management the day after - but there's a layer underneath that hat-wearing that nobody really talks about, and it's the one that quietly shapes everything you do in your business.

It's the mindset you're in when you're wearing those hats, and it comes down to one question: are you operating as an employee or as a founder?

There is a difference between saying yes to a project because it landed on your desk and there was space in the diary, and pausing to ask whether that project actually adds to the business you're…