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Julius Bachmann

I am a coach specialized in working with investor-backed entrepreneurs. I have been a venture capitalist, and chief financial officer and a founder myself before I turned to coaching. To date, I've worked with over 150 outstanding entrepreneurs all across Europe.

Your performance culture doesn't rise to your aspirations - it falls to your lowest tolerated behavior.

Jan 25, 2026

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5 min read

Your performance culture doesn't rise to your aspirations - it falls to your lowest tolerated behavior.

Inside the real performance system: why your weakest tolerated behavior sets the tone for everyone.

Julius Bachmann
Julius Bachmann
War-Proofing Europe's Companies—and Yours

Jan 11, 2026

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9 min read

War-Proofing Europe's Companies—and Yours

The signs are on the wall. Most of us are still looking away. Here's where to start.

Julius Bachmann
Julius Bachmann

Leverage

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I’m taking January off (to study one word)

Dec 28, 2025

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4 min read

I’m taking January off (to study one word)

6,500 subscribers, one question, and a month of deep thinking.

Julius Bachmann
Julius Bachmann
The 5th type of leverage (why I don't use to-do lists)

Dec 14, 2025

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5 min read

The 5th type of leverage (why I don't use to-do lists)

Labor and Capital are useless without this one thing.

Julius Bachmann
Julius Bachmann

Announcement

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Free: The 2026 Annual Review (PDF + AI Guide + Notebook)

Nov 30, 2025

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5 min read

Free: The 2026 Annual Review (PDF + AI Guide + Notebook)

The 2026 Guide: The AI Guide, the classic PDF, and 20 limited-edition notebooks.

Julius Bachmann
Julius Bachmann
How to diagnose (and fix) broken trust

Nov 23, 2025

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7 min read

How to diagnose (and fix) broken trust

Julius Bachmann
Julius Bachmann
Are You Less Productive Than You Think?

Nov 2, 2025

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6 min read

Are You Less Productive Than You Think?

Why ambitious people are more prone to distractions

Julius Bachmann
Julius Bachmann
The Most Valuable Person at Bell Labs Wrote Zero Papers

Oct 19, 2025

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7 min read

The Most Valuable Person at Bell Labs Wrote Zero Papers

Why "serving" is more powerful than "helping"

Julius Bachmann
Julius Bachmann

Leverage

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Managing Your Wake: The Neuroscience of Team Energy

Oct 5, 2025

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9 min read

Managing Your Wake: The Neuroscience of Team Energy

A practical guide to shifting team dynamics, one state change at a time.

Julius Bachmann
Julius Bachmann

Leverage

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A Lesson on Motivation... from 4-Year-Olds

Sep 21, 2025

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7 min read

A Lesson on Motivation... from 4-Year-Olds

Counter-intuitive insights from the Psychology of Motivation

Julius Bachmann
Julius Bachmann

Clarity

In Defense of Doing Nothing

Sep 7, 2025

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7 min read

In Defense of Doing Nothing

Your back-to-back schedule is a sign of weakness, not importance.

Julius Bachmann
Mathias Meyer
Julius Bachmann, +1

Resilience

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It's not about the size of your vision - it's the price.

Aug 24, 2025

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7 min read

It's not about the size of your vision - it's the price.

It's not a misalignment of vision that kills founding teams. It's a misalignment of sacrifice.

Julius Bachmann
Julius Bachmann

Clarity

Emotional Debt: The Silent Killer of Startups

Aug 10, 2025

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7 min read

Emotional Debt: The Silent Killer of Startups

The most dangerous debt in your startup isn't on the balance sheet.

Julius Bachmann
Julius Bachmann

Resilience

On Resilience: Stop Trying to Bounce Back

Jul 21, 2025

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9 min read

On Resilience: Stop Trying to Bounce Back

True resilience isn't about being unbreakable. It's about being flexible enough to adapt to challenges and bounce forward, not just back.

Julius Bachmann
Julius Bachmann
The 4 Relationship Modes: From Competition to Mutual Flourishing

Jul 6, 2025

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6 min read

The 4 Relationship Modes: From Competition to Mutual Flourishing

How I Built on Brené Brown's 50/50 Relationship Framework

Julius Bachmann
Julius Bachmann

Clarity

How To Care

Jun 22, 2025

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18 min read

How To Care

In a world of overwhelm, the solution isn't more productivity. An essay on moving from endless tasks to taking true responsibility for what—and who—truly matters.

Julius Bachmann
Julius Bachmann

Resilience

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Gabor Maté was right: 69% of top entrepreneurs are running on "bad fuel" (here's how to switch)

May 25, 2025

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7 min read

Gabor Maté was right: 69% of top entrepreneurs are running on "bad fuel" (here's how to switch)

Julius Bachmann
Julius Bachmann

Clarity

AI Anxiety? Here's how I recovered.

May 4, 2025

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7 min read

AI Anxiety? Here's how I recovered.

A tl;dr Guide On Surviving AI Existential Dread (No Dystopia Included)

Julius Bachmann
Julius Bachmann

Leverage

You hired smart people. So why are you still doing their job?

Apr 20, 2025

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7 min read

You hired smart people. So why are you still doing their job?

Julius Bachmann
Julius Bachmann

Resilience

Founders can’t stop cheating on their partners with their companies

Mar 17, 2025

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11 min read

Founders can’t stop cheating on their partners with their companies

Time and again, neglected spouses have described their partners as “cheating on me with the company.”

Julius Bachmann
Jamila Mewes
Julius Bachmann, +1

Announcement

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Why Ambitious People Fail: What I Wish I'd Known At 16 (+ A New Song)

Mar 2, 2025

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10 min read

Why Ambitious People Fail: What I Wish I'd Known At 16 (+ A New Song)

Turn your relentless drive into mindful experiments before it burns you out

Julius Bachmann
Julius Bachmann

Leverage

Why Nvidia's CEO has 60 direct reports (and why you shouldn't copy him)

Feb 23, 2025

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7 min read

Why Nvidia's CEO has 60 direct reports (and why you shouldn't copy him)

Jensen Huang's unconventional management style at Nvidia exposes deeper truths about leadership evolution.

Julius Bachmann
Julius Bachmann

Resilience

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What happens after you sell for $975M? Not what you'd expect

Feb 9, 2025

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5 min read

What happens after you sell for $975M? Not what you'd expect

The surprising psychological crisis hitting successful founders after exit - and the framework from Yale that's helping them find purpose again

Julius Bachmann
Julius Bachmann

Leverage

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‘You’re Too Intense’: Why That’s Exactly What Your Organization Needs to Scale

Jan 26, 2025

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5 min read

‘You’re Too Intense’: Why That’s Exactly What Your Organization Needs to Scale

Explore how high-performing CEOs can transform their 'overwhelming intensity' into a strategic advantage for scaling

Julius Bachmann
Julius Bachmann

Leverage

Change Isn't A Solo Sport (Even For High Performers)

Jan 12, 2025

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6 min read

Change Isn't A Solo Sport (Even For High Performers)

Explore why your greatest changes demand collective wisdom - and the simple framework successful leaders use to harness it

Julius Bachmann
Julius Bachmann
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