

Naval Ravikant, co-founder of AngelList, explains why you don't need to be CEO
17 snips Oct 18, 2021
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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.
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.
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.