Avoiding Bottlenecks: Leveraging The Power of Detachment and Teamwork with Ori Keren | Ep. 145

Leveraging your knowledge and detaching yourself from your business are essential to building a successful business.  

 

It's okay at the beginning to gravitate towards the product or the technology decisions when searching for a product-market fit, but you have to learn when and how to detach yourself to evolve and grow.  

 

By detaching, you free yourself from personal biases and emotional attachments that can cloud your judgment. This clarity allows you to make strategic decisions and harness your team's expertise and experience to solve problems and seize opportunities.  

 

Your team's unique insights and skills are valuable assets that can set your business apart from the competition. By combining detachment and knowledge, you can avoid being a bottleneck to your business, navigate challenges, adapt to changing market dynamics, and, ultimately, build a resilient and thriving business. 

 

Join the conversation with Ori Keren as he shares his entrepreneurship journey and how he brought his product to life, from concept to a successful product and business.  

 

His insights into product development and the strategies he employed are invaluable lessons for anyone looking to build a thriving product and business.  

 

Ori Keren is a Co-founder & CEO at LinearB. As an ex-VP of Engineering at Cloudlock ($293M exit), Keren discovered there's no better feeling as an engineering leader than enabling your team to be happy with their work and deliver efficiently with the highest quality. That's why he co-founded LinearB and serves as its CEO. His goal is to give organizations the ability to measure the right metrics and improve dev workflow with automation to increase developers' productivity and happiness all the time. 

 

Tune in! 

 

Key Highlights From The Show 

 

[01:27] Introduction to the show 

[03:40] About Keren’s ETA formula and how he came up with it   

[06:50] Why it’s an advantage to have a background in development as a founder 

[08:24] Common mistakes engineers make when launching their own company  

[10:37] What it took Keren to realize he needed to detach himself from his product 

[13:03] The moment Keren decided it was time to release his product to consumers 

[15:02] Talking to customers and where to start to make it happen 

[16:51] Evolving your role as your company grows 

[19:48] Keren bottleneck and how he is working to eliminate it and grow 

[24:10] Lessons Keren has learned about himself in his entrepreneurship journey 

[27:57] Changes Keren has seen in the product development entrepreneurship space 

[29:33] Keren’s big dream and vision for his business  

[31:43] Keren’s one practical recommendation for entrepreneurs from his experience 

[31:13] How to reach out and connect with Keren 

[32:37] Ending the show 

 

Notable Quotes 

·        Having a background in development as a founder is an advantage only if you know how to capitalize on your knowledge. 

·        Engineering is not a critical condition for success; it’s only the beginning. 

·        It’s okay to gravitate towards the product and the technology decisions at the beginning when searching for a product market fit, but you have to learn to detach yourself to grow.   

·        Start talking to your customers; don’t wait for a perfect time. 

·        Sometimes, as a business owner, the best move you can make is to detach yourself and not be there. 

·        Prepare for a journey, be resilient, hire great people, and listen to them. 

 

Connect With Ori Keren  

Website: https://linearb.io/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ori-keren-8254965/

 

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