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Johnathan Nightingale (he/him)

Co-founder, Raw Signal Group

Johnathan Nightingale is an international expert on modern management and leadership. As co-founder and partner at Raw Signal Group, he’s worked with thousands of leaders to build high-trust, and highly effective, teams in everything from academic research institutions to robotics startups to fashion brands.

He grounds his work in lessons he learned over 20 years in tech, where he ran engineering, security, product, and design teams, and spent a surprising amount of time making coffee.

He has written two bestselling books on management and leadership. He co-authors The World’s Best Newsletter, which is bi-weekly, completely free, and only sometimes has swears.

Sessions

Startup Essentials

What Killed Your Startup?

One of the immutable laws of the universe is that startups fail more often than they succeed. This sounds depressing, but there’s a hopeful message in here. Promise. See More.
Mentor Office Hours

Office Hours: Founder Skills & Leadership Development

Make the critical shift from visionary who sees what should exist to operator who actually builds it, learn to inspire others to share your vision, and develop leadership skills before you have a team to manage. See More.
Mentor Office Hours

Office Hours: Crisis Management & Business Continuity

Keep your head and make good decisions when everything is breaking, anticipate disasters before they hit so you have response plans ready, respond effectively under pressure, and maintain operations when key people leave or major customers churn. See More.
Mentor Office Hours

Office Hours: Founder Mental Health

Recognize the signs of burnout before it's too late, cope with the isolation that comes with leading a company, manage stress without it consuming you, and find sustainable pace in a culture that glorifies founder mode. See More.