The Digital Project Manager
The Digital Project Manager
Galen Low
How to Work With a Founder Who Keeps Changing Direction
55 minutes Posted Aug 25, 2026 at 10:00 am.
Why Founders Create Friction
Vision Versus Today’s Reality
The Gas And Brake Problem
Bob’s Business Runs Through Bob
Trust And Letting Go
Mini Bobs And The Dentist Test
Make It Up Then Make It Real
Stop Scaling Complexity
Meet Founders Halfway
Sell The Team On Why
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Founders are wired to look ahead: spotting opportunities, chasing possibilities, and imagining what the business could become. Project and operations people tend to live closer to today, turning those ideas into something teams can actually deliver. The friction between those two perspectives isn’t necessarily a problem—it can be the engine that moves a business forward. Galen Low sits down with Derek Fredrickson, founder of The COO Solution, to unpack how operators can become the bridge betw...