Flow State for Startup Founders: Deep Work That Actually Ships

Flow State for Startup Founders: Deep Work That Actually Ships

Update: 2025-10-09
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Steven Puri, co-founder/CEO of Sukha, shares the flow state for startup founders playbook: body doubling, the coffee-shop effect, chronotype time-blocking, demo-first standups, and outcome-based leadership. You’ll learn how to beat the 22-minute context switching tax, design deep-work rituals for remote teams, and build a best-idea-wins culture that ships.


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What you’ll learn


  • How ambient accountability outperforms solo willpower


  • Practical body doubling setups for founders & remote teams


  • Timer methods to defeat context switching


  • Scheduling deep work around your chronotype


  • Why demo-first standups accelerate shipping


Guest: Steven Puri — Co-founder & CEO, Sukha

Blog: https://www.startuprad.io/post/flow-state-for-startup-founders-the-complete-deep-work-playbook


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Flow State for Startup Founders: Deep Work That Actually Ships

Flow State for Startup Founders: Deep Work That Actually Ships

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