The Method

Naval Ravikant, co-founder of AngelList, explains why you don't need to be CEO

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Oct 18, 2021
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INSIGHT

CEO Is A Lonely, Multi-Job Burden

  • The CEO role bundles fundraising, strategy and people management into a lonely, high-burden job.
  • Naval says that burden makes CEO unsustainable for many founders who aren't wired for people ops.
INSIGHT

Work In Your Zone Of Genius

  • Naval realized his zone of genius was thinking and idea-generation, not operations or people management.
  • He concluded doing what you dislike causes poor performance and burnout.
ADVICE

Fire Talented People Who Drain You

  • Avoid hiring talented people who make you miserable because they burn you out.
  • Remove those hires quickly since their interpersonal cost outweighs their skill value.
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