Personal Holding Company - Michael Karnjanaprakorn
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Personal Holding Company - Michael Karnjanaprakorn
I'm drawn to the idea of building a "Calm" Company:
• Sustainable growth
• Working with friends
• Small core team (<10 people)
• Remote-first
• No fixed work hours
• Asynchronous communication
• Very few meetings
• No managers or PMs
• Transparent decision-making
• Profit-sharing among the team
• Annual equity liquidity windows
• Purpose-driven
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Michael Karnjanaprakornx.comSean’s goal of achieving a target profit and not exceeding it comes from shaping his business around an optimal life he wants to lead — complete with taking a three-month vacation each year with his wife and spending hours walking, cooking, and teaching and tutoring his two young nieces each day.
Paul Jarvis • Company of One: Why Staying Small is the Next Big Thing for Business
The thread that unites these three goals is the idea of service. When I think about spending less time on management, it makes me worried I’m being selfish. But I realized a core thing I am good at, one of my unique superpowers, is producing creative work. And I am at my best when I’m producing creative work that’s meant as a gift for other people.... See more