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Founder’s Framework Blog

Explore the frameworks that can position you for greater organizational success. With the right tools at your disposal and an adherence to your Vision, there’s nothing stopping you from developing high-performing teams and building a company you’ll love forever.

  • Mar 27, 2025

    Leading Side by Side: 9 Lessons for Founders from the World of Orchestras

    Picture a world-class orchestra: The conductor sets the vision, section leaders guide their groups, and every musician contributes their unique part, all working together to create something extraordinary. But the real magic isn’t just in the performance — it’s in the evolution. The better the ...

    By Mark Abbott • 9 Minute Read

  • Mar 25, 2025

    The Hard Truth About Zero-Based Budgeting

    A few months ago, the Senior Leadership Team at Ninety completed an intense, quarter-long exercise: our first zero-based budgeting review. It was brutal.

    By Mark Abbott • 4 Minute Read

  • Mar 25, 2025

    Interest Is the Key to Doing Work That Truly Matters

    When we chase greatness, whether that’s in business, art, science, or any other activity, sometimes we lose sight of an important truth: For our work to matter, we need to be deeply interested in it. This might seem obvious, but it bears repeating. Rarely is anything truly great accomplished by ...

    By Mark Abbott • 6 Minute Read