Founder's Journal
How Should You Spend Time As A CEO/Founder?
Nov 1, 2023
Sam Corcos, co-founder and CEO of Levels, discusses how CEOs and founders should spend their time, emphasizing efficiency, delegation, and tracking time. They explore the importance of being hands-on in software development, maintaining knowledge in different business areas, and prioritizing interpersonal interactions and unblocking. The chapter also delves into the mental model for prioritizing time and focus as a CEO or founder.
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Quick takeaways
- Tracking time and leveraging executive assistance are crucial for CEOs to effectively manage and delegate tasks.
- Analyzing time tracking data provides insights to prioritize and make informed decisions about time allocation as a CEO.
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Spending Time as a CEO
Sam Corcos, CEO of Levels, shares his insights on how to spend time as a CEO. He emphasizes the importance of tracking time and leveraging executive assistance to delegate tasks. He highlights the need for CEOs to be 80% good at everything and fill gaps within the company. As the CEO, he adapts his time allocation based on the priorities of the business, focusing on software development, growth, recruiting, and other key areas. He explains the importance of being a decision-maker and unblocking tasks to ensure the smooth functioning of the company. Finally, he discusses the surprises he discovered through analyzing his time tracking data, such as realizing how much time he actually spent on certain tasks.
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