Speed Wins: How Entrepreneurs and Teams Can Execute Ideas at Lightning Speed

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Ever feel like your team has the potential to be great, but you’re stuck in slow motion? I’ve been there. In today’s episode, I’m sharing my story of leading a tech company that was bursting with talent but got bogged down by endless discussions, bureaucratic red tape, and a mountain of old tech debt. It was frustrating to watch our competitors launch products while we debated—and missed opportunities.

I’ll break down the common barriers that hold teams back, like “selling” ideas instead of truly assessing them, or letting the highest-paid person’s opinion dominate (a.k.a. HiPPO Syndrome). I’ll also share my approach to getting things moving again: creating a playbook that gets everyone from marketing to engineering on the same page and speeds up execution.

Tune in to hear some hard-learned lessons, real-world stories from billion-dollar corporations and nimble startups, and actionable strategies that can help turn your team into an execution powerhouse. If you want to break free from innovation paralysis and get your team’s great ideas to market faster, this episode’s for you. Let’s dive in!
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1. The Hidden Challenges Holding Companies Back (00:00:00)

2. Unlocking Innovation: What’s Really Slowing Your Team Down? (00:01:13)

3. The Speed Factor: Creating a System to Launch Ideas Faster (00:02:09)

4. The Innovation Killers: Common Traps That Stall Great Ideas (00:03:15)

5. From Sales Pitches to Real Proposals: Rethinking Idea Assessment and Stakeholder Buy-In (00:04:21)

6. Execution Gone Wrong: The Surprising Obstacles of Getting Ideas Off the Ground (00:09:04)

7. Missing the Market: What Slow Innovation is Costing Your Business (00:12:41)

8. Turning the Tide: How to Conquer Innovation Hurdles and Move Forward (00:17:23)