The CEO Podcast with Ryan Conlan.
Sep 16, 2026 · 13 min · 8 segments
In this episode, Ryan Conlan explores the power of marginal gains and how small, consistent improvements can lead to significant success in startups…
Ryan ConlanHost
And there's a number of things that I'm currently doing in my own life day-to-day that could help a number of people out there.
I'm not... haven't been referring that many author, different auth- I haven't, yeah, haven't been mentioning it too much or different books, excuse me, on the, the show.
But this is one that really can... you can apply to multiple different contexts, whether it be sports, business, life.
I won't get into it too much, uh, the entire, the entire book, but this is, this is important.
Well, the core concept, based [chuckles] on the strategy used by Dave Brailsford, performance director of British Cycling, and the source is Tan Megill, The 1% Rule.
The philosophy states that if you break down everything that goes into a complex task or goal and improve it each by just 1%, the cumulative effect leads to a massive remarkable improvement.
They compound, making you significantly better over time, and the source is James Clear.
And there's a number of things that I'm currently doing in my own life day-to-day that could help a number of people out there.
I'm not... haven't been referring that many author, different auth- I haven't, yeah, haven't been mentioning it too much or different books, excuse me, on the, the show.
But this is one that really can... you can apply to multiple different contexts, whether it be sports, business, life.
I won't get into it too much, uh, the entire, the entire book, but this is, this is important.
Well, the core concept, based [chuckles] on the strategy used by Dave Brailsford, performance director of British Cycling, and the source is Tan Megill, The 1% Rule.
The philosophy states that if you break down everything that goes into a complex task or goal and improve it each by just 1%, the cumulative effect leads to a massive remarkable improvement.
They compound, making you significantly better over time, and the source is James Clear.
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