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REBL Dads Blog


The Founder-Father Workout Minimum: A 3-Day Floor That Survives Real Life
Three 45-minute sessions a week plus one walk. The founder-father workout minimum is the defensible training floor that survives travel, kids, and bad quarters.

REBL Dads
Jul 295 min read


The Board Prep Schedule That Doesn't Eat Your Weekend
A 5-day board prep cadence for founder-fathers: lock numbers Monday, story Tuesday, draft Wednesday, walk Thursday, stop Friday at 6pm. Weekend stays yours.

REBL Dads
Jul 296 min read


Why Most Founders Price Their Time Wrong (And the 30-Minute Fix)
Most founders price their time wrong. Here's the 30-minute founder hourly rate calculation that shows what to delegate—and what only you can do.

REBL Dads
Jul 295 min read


What Your Calendar Tells Your Team About What You Actually Believe
Your calendar is the most honest leadership document you publish. The four signals your team reads, and a 30-minute audit to close the say-do gap now.

REBL Dads
Jul 296 min read


The Summer Plan Founder-Fathers Actually Use
A founder father summer plan in one page: coverage, anchor, one big thing. Build the 12-week grid in an hour so you stop winging summer with the kids.

REBL Dads
Jul 296 min read


The Founder Coffee Filter: How to Say No Without Burning Bridges
Drowning in "pick your brain" asks? Here's how to decline founder coffees without burning bridges — a 3-question filter and warm scripts that save your time.

REBL Dads
Jul 296 min read


Selling the Company Without Selling Out the Family
Selling your company has a family impact no term sheet covers. Run these 3 conversations before, during, and after the deal so the exit doesn't cost you home.

REBL Dads
Jun 246 min read


The Leadership Tax: 5 Hidden Costs of Running the Company and the Household
Founder-fathers pay a hidden leadership tax: five costs the P&L never shows. Here's the framework to spot them, quantify them, and pay them down this quarter.

REBL Dads
May 266 min read


Pre-Revenue and Pre-Baby: How to Survive Founder Year Zero With a Newborn
Founder year zero with a newborn quietly costs $80K–$140K. Here's the Twin-Runway Method for budgeting the most expensive year of your life.

REBL Dads
May 166 min read


Why Your COO Won't Tell You What Your Wife Already Has About your Founder Blind Spot
Your COO won't name your founder blind spots, your wife already has. The Home-Front Read: a 5-signal weekly check to fix leadership leaks early.

REBL Dads
May 116 min read


The Dadpreneur Trap: Why Scaling Solo Gets More Dangerous After Kids
Scaling solo gets more dangerous after kids. The dadpreneur trap, the four levers most founder fathers ignore, and the Three-Lock Test you can run today.

REBL Dads
May 16 min read


The 1:1 Audit: Which Standing Meetings Actually Move Your Business
A 90-minute 1:1 meeting audit for founders: score every standing meeting on 5 leverage criteria, kill the bottom third, reclaim the week without drama.

REBL Dads
Apr 296 min read


The Quarterly Calendar Audit Every Founder-Father Should Run (2026)
Run a quarterly calendar audit for founders in 4 hours. Cut the low-leverage meetings, defend family time, and redesign your week with this 4-step plan.

REBL Dads
Apr 297 min read
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