<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Max from GrowthClub]]></title><description><![CDATA[GrowthClub]]></description><link>https://www.growthclub.online/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 05:10:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.growthclub.online/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Leadership lessons from the Power Plant CEO who met Margaret Thatcher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Viktor Polivaniy has led the Zaporizhzhia thermal power station in Ukraine (former USSR) as CEO for 20 years. The power plant was the...]]></description><link>https://www.growthclub.online/post/leadership-lessons-from-the-power-plant-ceo-who-met-margaret-thatcher</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6086b63481eef300153bf079</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2021 13:52:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/49c34c_cf64de517da245da955691271686adb9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_964,h_670,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I found a CTO by (almost) taking over a $3M business, and (almost) buying another startup]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Chinese farmer gets a horse, which soon runs away. A neighbor says, "That's bad news." The farmer replies, "Good news, bad news, who...]]></description><link>https://www.growthclub.online/post/how-i-found-a-cto-by-almost-taking-over-a-3m-business-and-almost-buying-another-startup</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60530ca7a1ed20005787aed3</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2021 09:16:16 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How we grew sales 10x by spending $0 on a sales army]]></title><description><![CDATA[You might have read my previous article "Don’t raise money. Don’t hire. Don’t build. Sell." There is a bunch of caveats to that advice....]]></description><link>https://www.growthclub.online/post/how-we-grew-sales-10x-by-spending-0-on-a-sales-army</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6001ea0530df000017992aea</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2021 14:46:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/49c34c_8acef7ef702249e48aaef21077314038~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My co-founder stole money from me. Here is what I learned.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fable on why integrity matters and how to judge it
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It's better to have no cofounder than to have a bad cofo]]></description><link>https://www.growthclub.online/post/advice-for-solo-founders</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f1adf296f526800178beb68</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2020 13:40:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/49c34c_db2a281abc2241dcb6452415f80aac1e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_826,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surprising Ingredient for Better Networking for Entrepreneurs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The surprising element that makes networking between founders and entrepreneurs better is coaching. Let me explain. I would argue that ther
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