Mark Josephson

"Honesty is sanity.

Yeah, and scary.

It takes courage. It’s inspiring."

#truth #thebear

You suck!
You rock!

Both things can be true.

A lesson from Bruce Springsteen.

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A New York legislator wants to pick up the pieces of the dead California AI bill The new bill being drafted in New York aims to regulate advanced AI systems while addressing concerns with the California bill.

As monday rounds up, let's close tabs and walk through what I've been reading (again):

Alex Bores is introducing (modified) SB1047 in NY! bit.ly/4hfFVR9

Not to brag, but I told him to do this months ago: www.henryjosephson.com/writing/NY-S...

Family traditions.

So proud of my son, Henry!

This is a conversation every founder should hear.

Sci-Fi Foods may have shut down, but their impact lives on.

Listen here: mbj.im/pod

Their biggest lesson? Honest communication.

“We told employees everything. They knew the risks. And they stayed until the end.”

They documented everything in a guide, Graceful Exit. “Most companies go dark when they fail. We wanted to show the right way,” Josh explained.

“The failure of a company isn’t your personal failure,” said Kasia. “It’s about how you communicate and show up.”

Vulnerability in leadership isn’t weakness—it’s strength.

Most startups fail. But how you end matters.

I just spoke with Josh March and Kasia Gora from Sci-Fi Foods, who shared how they shut down their cultivated meat company with integrity.

Ok, I can admit it.

I have never seen:

Lebowski
Lord of the Rings
Elf

You?

4/5)
Listen to the full conversation about radical candor, self-awareness, and balancing results with relationships:

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#Leadership #Podcast #CriticalMoments

Lesson 2: Be authentic.

You don't have to fake the interest or "play the game" -- rather show up as your true self, in this episode's case "a driven professional who is also working mom trying to juggle tons of responsibilities.

Some really good learnings from stomach-punch feedback.

Lesson 1: Build relationships.

Taking time to connect with peers—whether at happy hours or in meetings—strengthens collaboration and trust.

Sometimes a GSD-ONLY mentality actually gets LESS SD.

🤔

"You're not well liked!" 🤯

What do you do when your boss tells you this?:

This week's Critical Moments podcast takes a look at a leadership lesson that’s often overlooked: the importance of relationships.

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Happy days and #supermega #nytxw are here again!

Episode 2 is with Cristina Miller, former COO of Goldbelly. She shares how she managed a holiday shipping disaster:
📦 70,000 packages at risk; hours to find a solution.

💡 Takeaways:
• Staying calm in chaos
• The power of escalation (she called the CEO of UPS!)

🎧 Listen: mbj.im/applepod

In Episode 1, I sit down with Matt Blumberg, former CEO of Return Path.

We dive into how a huge deal fell apart at the last second—and the resilience it took to rebuild.

💡 Lessons:
• Turning failure into future success
• Managing team morale in tough times

🎧 Listen: mbj.im/spotifypod

🚀 Check out my new podcast: Critical Moments!
It’s all about the pivotal decisions that shape careers, companies, and lives. Real leaders, real stories, and real lessons.

🎧 The first episodes here: mbj.im/pod
Follow along for honest conversations and actionable takeaways.

My husband and I do a weekly standup on Sundays and about three months ago we added a "gratitude" section right at the top of the meeting

It's been really great

Why do we only express our gratitude once a year?

How gratitude can help build better teams.

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Thank you for reading this. 😉

It has been so long since I left the other place, I’m out of practice.

Feels very early days of Twitter and Foursquare.

I’ll get better.

Early start after dropping the boy off at the bus. Is there anything better than hot coffee, free wifi, and GSD?

Avengers, unite!