Sami Inkinen is the Co-Founder and CEO of Virta Health, the company reversing type 2 diabetes. Before Virta, Sami was the Co-Founder of Trulia, steering the company to a successful IPO and its eventual sale to Zillow Group. Outside of the boardroom, he launched Fat Chance Row, a daring venture to row 2,750 miles across the Pacific, unsupported with his wife, rowing 18 hours straight per day.
In Today's Episode with Sami Inkinen:
1. From Farm in Finland to IPO Founder: Relationship to Money
- How did Sami's humble upbringing on a farm in Finland impact his early mindset and ambition?
- How does Sami analyze his relationship to money today? How has it changed over time?
- Why was the two weeks following Trulia's IPO the worst two weeks of his life?
2. The Secret to Marriage: Rowing 2,750 Miles Together:
- What are some of the biggest lessons on marriage Sami has from spending 45 days rowing the Pacific with only his wife for company?
- What was their single biggest argument over the 45 days? What did Sami learn from it?
- Sami worked with his wife, what are the biggest pros and cons of working with your spouse? Would Sami recommend it?
- What does Sami believe are the core fundamentals that underpin the best marriages?
3. The Secret to Parenting: The Regret of Delegation:
- What is Sami's biggest regret when it comes to parenting?
- How does Sami think about what it means to be a great father today? How has that changed?
- How did Sami's relationship with his wife change when they had kids?
4. Relationship to Identity:
- Why does Sami believe tieing your identity to the company, as a founder, is so dangerous?
- How does Sami advise on creating multiple personas to prevent this?
- Why does Sami believe that all the best founders are addicts to some extent?
