Archive - The Workaround by Bob Gilbreath

June 2025

It's OK to Meet Local Friends at Faraway Conferences

Why we let our guards down on the road, and what happens next

Jun 25 •

Business Media is All in the Mind

Parasocial relationships, pod psychology, and much more

Jun 18 •

The Fall of a Young Founder

A cautionary tale of chasing a flawed idea

Jun 11 •

How to Kill Your Ideas

Two ways to test yourself before you wreck yourself

Jun 4 •

May 2025

The Work Advice that Changed My Life

And ended up changing many more lives, too

May 28 •

Trust the Process, Be the Butterfly

Life seems chaotic, but there's a method to the madness

May 21 •

What's Your "Real" Business?

Keep scratching the surface and you might be surprised

May 15 •

Why Do Good People Keep Bad Company?

My struggle to understand how harmful leaders retain talent

May 7 •

Why an IPO is often DOA

It’s time to question the value (destruction) of going public

May 1 •

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