Matt and Naval Ravikant (founder and former CEO of AngelList) talk about why you don't need to be the CEO.
Naval explains how he realized it wasn't the role he wanted at AngelList, what he did to get over his fear of stepping back, and how much more value he can (and does) create now that he is no longer in that role.
If you don't love being CEO, know that there is likely someone who can do the job better than you, and you can create much more value in the role that you actually love.
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FULL AUDIO 🎧
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-016-naval-ravikant-co-founder-of-angellist/id1587414945?i=1000538972590
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2pRjSuYn3Yv2ybODIZR6Py?si=5eca99f97fab4bbd
CHAPTERS 📖
Lesson #1: Why you don't need to be CEO
00:00 Intro
00:46 CEO roles
1:52 Being honest with yourself
Lesson #2: Focus on your Zone of Genius
3:00 Finding your Zone of Genius
4:02 Good people who make you miserable
Lesson #3: Finding the founder mentality
4:30 Recruiting other founders
Lesson #4: Learning to take a step back
6:57 The value of free time
10:17 Successful examples
Lesson #5: Keeping yourself engaged after leaving
11:07 Make it sustainable
13:15 Letting the title go
Lesson #6: Handling the fear of walking away
14:05 How Naval feels now
16:04 No more compromises
Lesson #7: Helpful hacks to live by
17:27 Controlling your time
20:22 Closing thoughts
RESOURCES ✨
- Zone of Genius: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11UVWJox31Ani8Cq6Ymhm6DiVUiv5vPkOQd8ZdGpYmbs/edit
-CEO Role:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yJhwYFf6Af0h8_xMDuKeW8d6ZomthidraqpXHI9RKRw/edit
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