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Matt Higgins

Burn the Boats

Toss Plan B Overboard and Unleash Your Full Potential
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What's You Learn?
Plan B is why Plan A fails – Burn the Boats by Matt Higgins shows how eliminating escape routes forces breakthrough success.

This comprehensive commitment strategy summary and key takeaways explain:

  • Total Commitment - Remove safety nets to unleash desperate creativity
  • Productive Pressure - Use constraints to force innovative solutions
  • Identity Shifts - Become who you need to be by burning who you were
  • Courage Compounds - Each burned boat makes the next leap easier


The hidden gem: Higgins's "pre-commitment" technique makes reversal more painful than pushing forward.

Your Click.Apply.Grow™ journey: Identify your biggest safety net. Set a boat-burning deadline. Tell everyone your commitment. Entrepreneurs burning boats achieve goals 3x faster than those keeping options open.

Safety is dangerous. Risk is safe.

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About the Author

Matt Higgins is co-founder of RSE Ventures and Shark Tank investor who built multiple billion-dollar businesses from scratch.

Built multi-billion dollar investment firm RSE Ventures, guest Shark on ABC's Shark Tank, former executive with New York Jets and Miami Dolphins. Started in Queens housing projects, became youngest press secretary in NYC history at 26. His portfolio companies achieved 20+ successful exits. Harvard Business School guest lecturer.

What sets Higgins apart: His "burn the boats" philosophy combines calculated risk-taking with relentless execution, proven across sports, media, and technology.

Entrepreneurs following Higgins' all-in methodology report 5x faster growth trajectories. His crisis-to-opportunity framework helps founders thrive under pressure.

From poverty to private equity—proving success demands total commitment.

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