There are certain friends and family in your life that are going to be net multipliers for energy, exothermic multipliers. There's no question about an easy way to do it is if you're able to simply just back off," he says. "You can say, look, I'm on this personal growth journey, and you are not helping me get to the next step" The people that were really helpful in your series A or series B may not be the same people that will help you post-IPO.
Harley Finkelstein is the President of Shopify.
In this conversation, we spoke about mentorship, loss, and working with MrBeast, what he learned from law school, and the pivotal lessons he learned from his grandmother - who was a Holocaust survivor.
(0:00) Intro
(1:20) Why Is Harley On The Show?
(2:00) Parental Encouragement
(3:40) Seth Godin
(5:37) Mentorship
(10:21) How Harley Manages Anxiety
(14:40) Managing Pressure
(17:55) Law School (& Moot Court)
(21:29) Handling Pain & Loss
(26:10) Pivotal Lessons From Grandmother (Holocaust Survivor)