Head in the clouds, feet on the ground

I’m Mike Chaput, and I’m an entrepreneur. A lot of my business skillset derives from endurance running and the deep, dark woods that it forces me to navigate and conquer daily. I’m now searching for new ideas and opportunities and hoping an honest introspective look will help fuel my inspiration.

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Running a successful business is like running an ultramarathon—it requires similar preparation, determination, and execution. 42clicks is an introspective collage of my thoughts and experiences, which will hopefully provide the occasional useful tidbit.

  • From the blog

    Harricana 80 – Part I: Groundhog Day again

    Insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results. I say this all the time, yet seemingly every post I’ve written in recent months revolves around me repeating the same stupid shit.

    September 15, 2026

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    Culture eats absolutely everything

    One of the advantages of spending years auditing organizations is that you develop a fairly good sense of how things are going to unfold.

    June 22, 2026

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    The line between stubborn and stupid

    As I laboured through the opening kilometres of the Course des Pompiers, I found myself again contemplating one of life's great unanswered questions: where exactly is the line between stubborn and stupid?

    June 7, 2026