Most of us were never taught how to make life’s biggest decisions — not in school, not in our first jobs. At Stanford GSB, we learned frameworks that rewired how we think about careers, relationships, and life itself.
This episode is Part 2 of our most downloaded series (“Everything We Learned at Harvard & Stanford”), where we break down three powerful tools from Stanford Business School and show you how to apply them — with real company case studies and mini exercises you can try right now.
We share:
✅ Jobs to Be Done — why people really “hire” products (LinkedIn, Netflix, Sisters Matcha)
✅ Mini exercise: uncover what people are hiring you for at work
✅ Decision Trees & Expected Value — how billion-dollar companies (and you) make better choices without spiraling
✅ “I may be wrong, but I’m not confused” — a decision-making mindset shift
✅ A 4-step method to evaluate job offers, entrepreneurship, or any life pivot
✅ Life as a Product Roadmap — how to use OKRs (Objectives & Key Results) to prioritize what matters
✅ Real examples of health, fitness, and creativity OKRs — and how accountability helps you follow through
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⏰ Timestamps
00:00 Why no one teaches you decision-making
00:15 The 6-part Harvard & Stanford series
01:56 Framework 1: Jobs to Be Done
02:52 LinkedIn + Sisters Matcha case study
04:10 Mini exercise: What are you “hired” for?
05:37 Framework 2: Decision Trees & Expected Value
06:31 Real example: job offer vs. entrepreneurship
07:49 Case studies: Netflix, Amazon, VC firms
09:23 “I may be wrong, but I’m not confused” mindset
09:45 Mini exercise: Map your pending decision
11:04 Framework 3: Life as a Product Roadmap (OKRs)
12:04 LinkedIn + personal OKRs
13:18 Examples: health & hobby OKRs
14:34 How OKRs give focus + guardrails
18:45 Mini exercise: Set your personal OKR
19:24 Wrap-up & takeaways
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