Startups For the Rest of Us

Episode 826 | How to Find, Hire, and Work with Owner-Level Thinkers

March 31, 2026·31 min·3-min readsolobusiness
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The episode explores a mental model for evaluating professional maturity: task-level, project-level, and owner-level thinking, with a focus on how founders can identify, hire, and develop owner-level thinkers who can make strategic decisions with incomplete information.


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Rob WallingTracy Osborne

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Tiny SeedMicroConfRemote First Recruiting

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Business ModelsCareer DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipLeadershipManagementScalingStartups

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