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The Founder’s Margin

The Founder’s Margin

Episode 15 - The Founder’s Blind Spot: What Your Business Is Trying to Tell You

Oct 8, 2026 · 6m

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Every business sends signals to its founder, but not every founder knows how to recognize them. In this episode of The Founder’s Margin, Juliana Hayes explores the blind spots that can prevent entrepreneurs from seeing what is really happening inside their companies. Customer complaints, declining margins, employee turnover, missed deadlines, slowing sales, and repeated operational problems are often treated as isolated issues when they may actually be warning signs of a deeper problem. Juliana explains how founders can step back from day-to-day activity, identify patterns, challenge their assumptions, and use business signals to make better decisions. This episode is about learning to…