Chris Do
23 statements across 2 episodes · 8 bullish · 3 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jun 24, 2026 by Chris Do · across every show →
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Jun 24, 2026 neutral
Chris Do: Workers mistakenly assume they are underpaid without considering peer merit
“Everybody thinks you're being underpaid, and it's not always true. Right, so I just want to put that out there, and what we do is we're contextual learners, so when you hear Sally's making more money than you don't consider Sally's more experienced, shows up o…”
Jun 24, 2026
Do: Praising children conditionally teaches them to constantly seek external approval
“Because for them to, for me to be proud, it means there's times when I'm not proud. I'm always proud. I'm proud when you exist. That's all that needs to happen. You get You get love, appreciation, and joy just because you exist in this world. I bet you're prou…”
Jun 24, 2026
Chris Do: Employees should ask bosses directly how to prove value
“So it's very important for you to ask them, if I'd like to make more money, what would I need to do to prove to you that I'm contributing to the company? And the answer will sometimes surprise you. People think, oh, it's do more X or Y, and it could be somethi…”
Jun 24, 2026
Do: Service providers should never justify their high prices to clients
“One of my rules is never justify your price. So when they say, why does it cost so much, Chris? Because it costs that much for me to do it. I'm not saying you can't get it done for less, because I'm sure you can, but not for me. You have a right, and I encoura…”
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Jun 24, 2026
Do: Creative professionals mistakenly benchmark their rates against the lowest competitors
“The problem that we have is we try to find prices that are low, and then lower ourselves to meet those lower prices. We very rarely say, what are the best people in my space, similarly sized charging? We always look for the low one, never the high one.”
Jun 24, 2026 positive
Jun 24, 2026 positive
Do: Leaders should practice intentional incompetence to empower their teams
“When you're good at doing things, the tendency is for you to do everything. So I tell people I practice some form of intentional incompetence. I could do it, but I'm not gonna do it. Somebody else do this. And what's really cool is, when you work with people, …”
Jun 24, 2026 positive
Chris Do: Charging higher prices enables superior client service without nickel-and-diming
“When you charge more, you could deliver a better client experience. You can go the extra mile. You don't have to nickel and dime them because they are like, oh, make it a little bit bigger, or can we try another option? You could be thrilled to do that.”
Jun 24, 2026
Do: Breaking silence after quoting a price prompts client discount demands
“This usually is in a pocket of discomfort, the silence that we start to betray ourselves. We start to say, well what if we did this and that you start to negotiate down and they sense it like that. They know it. So they're going to ask for more and ask you to …”
Jun 24, 2026 negative
Do: Budweiser's progressive campaign alienated its core because it was inauthentic
“And the classic example is, I think when Budweiser tried to do something that was non-binary, it said something that was quote unquote very woke. And there was a lot of backlash for that because we know that's not them. And they're just signaling, virtue signa…”
Jun 24, 2026
Do: Prospective clients who claim they have no set budget are lying
“First of all, when somebody says to you, I don't know what my budget is, you tell me, you are the professional, they might say it in a more condescending way, it's a lie. It's a very easy way to figure this thing out. Because though they might not know the num…”
Jun 24, 2026 positive
Do: Worthwhile content requires stating viewpoints that not everyone will agree with
“So in this world when it's the sea of same or the sea of flame, you have to figure out a way to say something that people are not going to be a hundred percent agreement with. Not to do to provoke them, but because you finally found something to say that's wor…”
Jun 24, 2026 negative
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Jun 24, 2026 negative
Do: Rolex throttles steel watch supply to force high-margin precious metal purchases
“They want you to buy so many of the precious metals and the stones, the ones that are 10, 20, 50, 60,000 dollars. If you buy enough of them, they'll let you buy a lower price Submariner, which is a wild thing. The margins are in the more expensive watches, and…”
Jun 24, 2026 positive
Do: Premium brand purchases are economically valuable tools for status signaling
“So the kind of watch you wear, the earrings, the car you drive, the zip code you live in all that stuff signals to other people how you see yourself. And you can say it's superficial, and it's vain, and it's all those things, and I would agree with you because…”
Jun 24, 2026
Do: Optimal pricing should make both client and provider slightly uncomfortable
“I want to always be slightly uncomfortable, and I want the client to be uncomfortable with accepting the price. I don't want them to say yes easily. I want them to be a little bit concerned, consternate about it a little bit, and just like, ooh, it's a lot, bu…”
Jun 24, 2026
Sep 10, 2026
Chris Do: Effective pricing should make both provider and client slightly uncomfortable
“And I want to always be slightly uncomfortable, and I want the client to be uncomfortable with accepting the price. I don't want them to say yes easily. I want them to be a little bit concerned, consternated about it a little bit, and just like, ooh, it's a lo…”
Sep 10, 2026
Chris Do: Service providers benchmark against low competitors instead of top performers
“The problem that we have is we try to find prices that are low and then lower itself to meet those lower prices. We very rarely say, what are the best people in my space? Similarly size charging. We always look for the low one, never the high one.”