“Like going to business school and therapy all in one book.”
“A massively important topic written by a guy with firsthand experience. Everyone should read this.”
I started my company 16 years, 3 months, and 5 days ago.
Today, it went public.
But let's rewind for a second...
This is a story about how I lost $10,000,000 by doing something stupid.
Ten. Million. Dollars.
Literally up in smoke. Money bonfire...
How to win at business:
Hire smart people.
Pay them well.
Leave them alone...
In January, I turned 38.
I'll probably die in about 17,824 days (ChatGPT's best guess).
Here's a list of 38 things I've learned over the last 13,952 days of my life so far...
As a CEO, your job is actually to do nothing.
CEOs who actually perform duties within their companies are failing.
Your job is to set strategy and culture, delegate, and incentivize...