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Naval Ravikant explains why you don't need to be CEO

Matt Mochary
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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. Make sure to hit the like button, subscribe, and ring the bell for future content. 🔔 FULL AUDIO 🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2pRj... 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 foun …...more
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Naval Ravikant explains why you don't need to be CEO
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2021Oct 24
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. Make sure to hit the like button, subscribe, and ring the bell for future content. 🔔 FULL AUDIO 🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2pRj... 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 ✨ -CEO Role: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y... SOCIALS 🐦 Want to join the Mochary Method software team? 💻
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