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The Founder's Journey Ep.8 | Dave Kline, Founder of MGMT Accelerator & SkillScouter

Author
Greg Moran & Peter Dean
Published
Fri 06 May 2022
Episode Link
https://share.transistor.fm/s/0def8e29

Dave Kline teaches leaders how to build great teams & level up their career. His own founder’s journey started in the purchasing and creation of two businesses: MGMT Accelerator (cohort based management training) & SkillScouter. 

Prior Dave held senior executive positions at Bridgewater, Moody's Analytics, PwC. Dave is also a highly followed writer on Twitter, discussing management and leadership. 

We dig deep in this episode, discussing: 

  • How Dave got his first job when an alumni of his alma mater passed out on his coach 
  • Biggest lessons from buying your first business 
  • Why you need to miss a few business opportunities to be ready when the real one shows up 
  • How personal audience building is a driver of business growth 
  • Building a “Serendipity Acceleration Engine” 
  • Transitioning from a solopreneur into a scalable business 
  • The power of a daily writing habit 
  • Community building vs. Networking 
  • Approaching management skills as a new craft and not a destination 
  • Building management skills in early stage founders 
  • How remote work escalates every bad management habit and how to solve them 
  • Being intentional in your management approach 
  • How the corporate on-site will be the new offsite 


Follow Dave on Twitter @dklineii

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