Having previously developed Postmark as well as Beanstalk, entrepreneur Natalie Nagele (@natalienagele) joins me for a light-hearted, honest and open conversation about the process of building Wildbit, a fully self-funded, hybrid software company.
In this episode, we mention:
- Deep work
- Leadership in business
- Loneliness in remote work
- Hard work vs. Smart work
- Fundraising and profitability
- Meditation and mental clarity
- Building a meaningful business
- Remote work, in the early days
- Values, and their constant evolution
- Productivity software that can do more harm than good
Timeline:
(04:57) What is Wildbit? How did it start off?
(09:32) Pioneering remote work: Pros and Cons
(17:24) Slack, and anxiety: the effects of micro-managing expectations
(22:58) Remote work: how big of an issue is loneliness?
(26:17) Which should you do: work hard or smart?
(32:13) Fundraising, VC control, and Profits
(37:01) Meditation: Natalie's practice, and company culture
(43:50) How is writing therapeutic?
(46:47) How procrastination obstructs your mental space
(50:11) 'Trillion Dolar Coach', and the lost secret of leadership
(55:50) Technological innovation: what is next?
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