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Spotlight: December 2, 2025
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The Weekly Dispatch
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Michael Bernzweig, Founder, Software Oasis
Hello Reader,
📍 From the Top
This week, as 2025 winds down, founder stories feel especially urgent. One entrepreneur turned a life‑threatening health diagnosis into two bestselling leadership books and a thriving keynote platform.
Another sold three startups and now uses open‑source AI tools to test ideas fast with global teams. A third grew a digital agency that helped clients go public on NASDAQ and scale hundred‑year‑old companies.
Each story proves the same point: your biggest obstacles can become your strongest strategic assets if you stay curious, persistent, and customer‑obsessed.
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Across all three journeys, the pattern is unmistakable: adversity, then reinvention. Jeff Barnes reframed a serious medical crisis into a catalyst for Disney‑driven leadership IP, while Greg Lind and Eric Garrison turned failed ventures, bankrupt partners, and shifting markets into repeatable playbooks for exits and long‑term clients. Together, their experiences show that systematic reflection, courageous bets, and community support compress the time from setback to scalable opportunity.
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Best regards,
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