Jason Shen

Jason Shen

The Outlier Coach—helping founders build conviction in what's next · 3x venture-backed startup founder (acq by FB) · Author of 'The Path to Pivot' & 'Weirdly Brilliant' · ADHD · Former NCAA gymnast


Jul 18
061: A Healthy Breakdown of Order🖼 Extra Work + 👉 Add the Unexpected
Jul 10
060: Brett Kavanaugh's Resilience (Or Lack Thereof) 🖼 Waiting Till the Last Minute + 👉 Affirming Your Highest Values (exercise)
Jul 03
059: INFRA - Mapping the impact of change🧠 The INFRA model + 🖼 How communication really works + 👉 Visual Creator Kit
Jun 26
058: Sometimes You Gotta Punch BackThis is the 58th edition of Cultivating Resilience, a weekly newsletter how we build, adapt, and lead in times of change—brought to you by Jason Shen, retired gymnast, and 3x startup founder turned Facebook PM. This week I’d like to welcome all the new folks who joined us
Jun 19
057: Good Advice from Kevin Kelly on Handling the Unexpected🖼 Writer’s Group (comic) + 👉 HowSurveyMonkey Is Changing Its Tune
Jun 12
056: A Structure to Present Strategy to Leadership🖼 How I Set a Guinness World Record (Tiktok) + 👉 Loki (Disney+)
Jun 06
055: The Resilience Rules Framework🖼 Visualizing Four Skills & Twelve Strategies + 👉 Build Resilience Through HIIT
May 29
54: Lessons Learned at 35🖼 Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There & 👉 Streamline Illustrations
May 27
35With the exception of 2020 because, well, the world was super weird, I have made it a habit to publish a set of reflections on what I’ve learned in the past year. For instance, here’s 33 [https://www.jasonshen.com/2019/33/], 32 [https://www.jasonshen.com/2018/
May 22
053: The Document Arms Race Intensifies🖼 Witching Hour + 👉 The Mitchells vs The Machines (Netflix)
May 15
052: We Should Copy More🖼 Most Admired Asian Pacific Islanders (According to API's themselves) + 👉 A weird remix on TikTok
May 08
051: Every knowledge worker should create content🖼 Toxic Workplaces + 👉 Einzelganger: Thoughtful Videos on Philosophy
May 01
050: One Year InA reflection on the first year on Substack
Apr 24
49: Finding Your Edge🖼 Falcon and Winter Soldier as Memes + 👉 Reflected Best Self
Apr 17
048: The Dangers of Returning from IsolationAlso: 🖼 Fact Or Cap + 👉 Screenstab - snazzy looking screenshots
Apr 10
047: The Wisdom of Deb Liu🖼 Four Types of People + 👉 OneLook: A powerful tool for word-lovers
Apr 05
Five / FiveHow many people do you know who are 5’5″ and can dunk? Brandon Todd is 5’5″ and can dunk a basketball. At that height, you need a 42+ inches vertical leap to have a chance of putting the ball in the hoop [http://dunkcalculator.com/]. This is pretty
Apr 03
046: What was your Internet like?🖼 Checking In + 👉 Cinemawins: stuff to love about movies
Mar 27
045: 🧠 Bill G’s MasterClass on Framing Climate Change🖼 Every Bit Counts & 👉 Magic virtual assistants
Mar 20
044: 🖼 With Softness and Power🧠 Representation Doesn’t End Oppression & 👉 Hollerback - bystander training