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Weekly Update #37: I Offered My Team $15,000 to Quit

Weekly Update #37: I Offered My Team $15,000 to Quit

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On this weekly update of Trades Talk, Justin White records from the Sierra Nevada mountains with a fresh snowfall and dives into one of the boldest culture experiments K&D has ever run. From AI agents and stock market corrections to leadership transparency and employee buy in, this weekly update covers a lot of ground.

Justin breaks down why speed is becoming a competitive advantage, how agentic AI is changing the game, and why he believes hiring opportunities may shrink over the next three years. Then he shares the headline moment: offering his team $15,000 to leave the company.

In this episode, we cover:

  • The rise of agentic AI, OpenClaw, and autonomous workflows doing real work

  • Why Justin sees the current tech pullback as a potential buying opportunity

  • The importance of speed in decision-making, onboarding, and exiting

  • How K&D runs monthly EBITDA transparency town halls

  • Why Justin offered $15,000 to anyone on his team willing to quit

This update challenges leaders to think differently about loyalty, hiring, optimization, and conviction. If you are building a company for the next decade, not the last one, this one will push you to think bigger.

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