feat(web): Wave 4 — prose layouts + /policies on Tailwind typography
diff --git a/content/posts/2026/solo-operator-why-i-fired-my-team-and-kept-the-brand/index.md b/content/posts/2026/solo-operator-why-i-fired-my-team-and-kept-the-brand/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..87eb243 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/2026/solo-operator-why-i-fired-my-team-and-kept-the-brand/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +title: "Solo operator: why I fired my team and kept the brand" +pubDate: 2026-04-05T20:04:48.000Z +updatedDate: 2026-04-05T20:04:48.000Z +draft: false +excerpt: "In 2024, I tried building a team. Shared actual ownership. Gave collaborators real stakes in the operation. Every time SLIST had a hiccup, they jumped ship. That experience was expensive … Read more" +categories: + - BTS +tags: + - community + - format-long-form + - identity + - tone-confrontational +featured: + src: https://cdn.slist.net/posts/solo-operator-why-i-fired-my-team-and-kept-the-brand/cover.png + alt: "Dark chess king standing alone with fallen pieces in red lighting" +legacy_wp_id: 15997 +--- +In 2024, I tried building a team. Shared actual ownership. Gave collaborators real stakes in the operation. Every time SLIST had a hiccup, they jumped ship. That experience was expensive and it was the best lesson I have ever received. + +## What happened + +I was convinced by more experienced organizers that shared ownership was the right model. It sounded mature and professional. In practice, it meant collaborators funneled money through arrangements I did not approve, brought on team members without my knowledge, and introduced voting structures that diluted the creative vision. One partner tried to introduce democracy into a brand built on singular taste. Too much democracy is a problem when the brand identity depends on one person’s curation. +Diff truncated (52 lines total). View full commit on GitHub →
