The Breaking Point Newsletter

Hi! I'm Sean Byrnes (@sbyrnes), the author of The Breaking Point. I started the newsletter to share all of my lessons across a 20 year career where I started multiple high-growth companies (Flurry, Outlier.ai), invested in dozens of startups and coached hundreds of CEOs. I've done this for 20 years, so there aren't many problems I haven't encountered or mistakes I haven't made myself. You might have noticed there is a ton written about startups... by VCs! VCs have time to write, unlike founders, so most startup content is about fundraising. I wanted there to be a resource for founders to learn about company building, which gets into the real problems you face everyday. We cover everything from marketing to sales to hiring and everything in between. The Breaking Point is written for founders and business leaders to provide practical frameworks, advice and tactics you can use to solve your biggest problems. The most exciting part of the newsletter is that most of the topics are chosen by you! The readers, just like you, request help with problems across a wide variety of topics and that's what I write about. If I can save you the pain of learning the hard way, then The Breaking Point is a success. I hope you'll give it a try, and let me know if there are topics you'd like me to cover! Together we can create a great resource for future leaders and build the next generation of great businesses.

Anyone who wants to improve their leadership skills needs to read Sean's newsletter. I had the pleasure of working with Sean at Outlier and had the opportunity to see his ideas applied first-hand. They work! I'm so thankful I get to continue to learn from such a great person. Thanks Sean for your contributions to the community!

I had the fortune of working with Sean at Flurry and Outlier. I can attest first hand that his insights are born from experience. Even though I have lived through some of these same experiences, I still read and find tremendous value in each post as Sean has a talent for targeting a specific topic, but abstracting it in a way that is relevant across verticals and company sizes. From my experience as a startup leader and executive at large tech companies, I recommend The Breaking Point for any organizational leader looking to grow their business. Oh, and the comics are fun too :).

I really enjoy this insightful newsletter! A must read for everyone who wants to learn about Entrepreneurship…

Great stuff Sean!

Tremendous (if understated!) value in this newsletter. Highly recommended, and hard-won, insights from Sean.

One of the few newsletters I read regularly. Brief, actionable and on point 👍