How do I improve my decision-making as a founder? With Daniel Weinand, Co-Founder of Shopify

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Entrepreneurs and startups make decisions all the time - but what if you realize your decision was wrong? Daniel Weinand (formerly Co-Founder of Shopify) joined me at START Summit to answer questions about making important decisions: - What makes good decisions? - How do I assess risk when making important decisions? - How do I react to changing circumstances after I've already made a decision? - How do I evaluate the quality of my decisions? This much up front: you won't make a good decision without information and advance work. Chapters: 00:54 Introduction of the Fireside Chat 02:06 Short introduction Daniel 04:07 Daniel's framework on decision making - how do you make great decisions? 06:56 Example Fabian: When is it necessary to reconsider the decision? 08:07 How do you make sure you don't change the decision too early? 10:40 Example Daniel: How do you proceed when you need/want to change a decision? 14:03 Tips for good decisions - and how to avoid bad decisions. 17:32 Bold decisions require scaling 18:36 How do you scale the culture to make a collaboration work? 21:48 Do you think remote work is a risk or an advantage? 23:14 What happened next for you after Shopify? 24:50 What is your mission? Daniel's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielweinand/