You're Not Meant to Be a C D O

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The failure of her second company, in having to shut that down was the most painful professional experience i've ever had. It taught me so many lessons, and it allowed me to tap into my self awareness. When we were starting the company, this was a conversation that came up between rolho and i were he's like, im to be the c of the company. And ive found that the best s e os, without sounding too harsh here, are like a bit of control freaks, like they exercise control. I look for a ceo who has ension for that.

In Episode #55, we explore building the fastest email client in the world. We’re joined by Vivek Sodera, co-founder of Superhuman. We cover early failures and learnings as a CEO, empathy and the CEO role, and building an amazing team.

“I'm a big believer that a startup, at the end of the day, is a series of experiments to unlock some type of learning or user psychology.” – Vivek Sodera

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This episode is our definitive guide to building the fastest email client in the world. In it we cover:

(00:00:00) – Introduction
(00:01:40) – Vivek’s background and road to entrepreneurship
(00:06:55) – On early failure and learnings as a CEO
(00:12:41) – Vivek’s connection with Rahul Vohra and Superhuman
(00:18:01) – The many roles of the non-CEO co-founder
(00:25:41) – Advice for entrepreneurs
(00:28:44) – Empathy and the CEO role
(00:33:08) – Building an amazing team
(00:39:05) – Failure is life’s greatest teacher

ABOUT SUPERHUMAN

Superhuman is the fastest email client in the world. Their Series C valued the company at $825 million. Their mission is to help the world's busiest people, including doctors, lawyers, and executives, get time back by spending less time checking and answering email.

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