Sam Corcos, CEO and Co-founder of Levels, discusses topics such as virtual assistants, delegation, recording meetings, sourcing virtual assistants, the role of a chief of staff, 'news detox', transitioning from a to-do list to a calendar, reducing stress, effective communication, exploring religion, continuous glucose monitoring, clothing choices for travel, carrying the Constitution, and expressing gratitude.

Sam Corcos, CEO of a $300 million company, discusses building a 'writing-first work culture' for business success. Topics include strategic memos, problem-solving, decision-making, and the importance of communication. He emphasizes the value of clear writing, transparency, feedback mechanisms, and creating valuable content. The podcast delves deep into writing strategies, communication challenges, hypotheses in projects, framing problems, and cultivating an internal writing culture for organizational success.

In this episode, entrepreneur Sam Corcos shares the benefits of mastering delegation utilizing virtual assistants (VAs) and automating tasks. They cover assessing the need for a VA, hiring tips, overcoming challenges associated with working with one, and tools for optimal communication and productivity. They also discuss the role of executive assistants in delegating personal tasks, asynchronous communication, scheduling, delegation of travel planning, the value of a great EA, building personal relationships, and the use of Notion as a flexible tool for documentation and organization. Additionally, they touch on factors affecting individual health and offer a delegation guide and podcast recommendation.

Sam Corcos, Co-Founder & CEO @ Levels, raised $89M for Levels, talks about taking as many VC meetings as possible, meeting associates, extracting value from investors and using post-IPO operators as angels. He shares his founding moment, fundraising tips, and lessons on putting investors to work.

Mental models allow us to take shortcuts when makings decisions. The heuristics that create the foundation of mental models can be stacked on top of each other to form new mental models, when solving problems. Some mental models are quick and easy – others are more complex. For Sam Corcos, co-founder and CEO of Levels, it's no surprise that he has many mental models – for pretty much every situation in life and business. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health. (00:06) - Helping people to build defensibility vs a moat (03:54) - Mental models for prioritization (06:48) - Seeing the forest for the trees (10:22) - The innovators dilemma for successful companies (16:04) - How much data is too much data (22:31) - Build your startup like the Mongols built their empire (25:10) - Killing ideas might be hard but essential (41:38) - Speed wins in startups (43:18) - Focusing on input metrics helps provide leading indicators (45:59) - The difference between one and two way doors (53:21) - Designing for loud failures (01:03:13) - Focusing on your core competencies Transcripts & Show Notes

Sam Corcos, co-founder and CEO of Levels, a health tech company that lets you track your blood glucose level in real-time using a device that you can stick on your arm and an app. Sam says they are on a mission to solve the metabolic health crisis. Prior to that, Sam was already a three-time founder either as the CTO or Engineering Lead. This is his first time being a CEO and he has tons of interesting lessons to share. https://okdork.com/podcast/234 Use this link to get 10% off at checkout on AppSumo: https://appsumo.com/?coupon=noah10&code=noah10

Sam Corcos, cofounder & CEO of Levels, discusses how to build a great remote culture with minimal meetings and extensive documentation for asynchronous communication. They explore the importance of effective internal meetings, writing memos, utilizing employees, and finding the right balance between synchronous and asynchronous communication in a remote work environment.

This podcast covers how to run a high performing startup, calendar management, team management, personal productivity tips, decision making, and networking. It also introduces Base, an Ethereum L2 offering, and Espresso, a portable display for enhancing productivity on the go.

Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, chatted with Co-Founder and CEO, Sam Corcos, and Head of Operations, Michael 'Miz' Mizrahi, about how we all scale our time at Levels to be effective team members. We achieve this with Executive Assistants (EAs) from a company called, Athena. They dived into how we delegate and outsource tasks to Athena and why they are an important part of our company. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Look for new shows every month on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health (06:47) - Reluctance to delegate (08:52) - Make time for bigger work (13:32) - Have automation and delegation (15:29) - De-risk delegation (16:55) - Document everything (22:49) - Hire support staff early (24:12) - Add in accountability (30:01) - Divide process work and critical thinking work (50:38) - See what they can take off your plate (54:37) - Audit communications Transcripts and Show Notes

Sam Corcos, CEO of Levels, a health tech startup, shares his strategies for delegation and leadership. He discusses the benefits of transparency and building in public. They also touch on personal topics like minimalism and intentional thinking. The podcast explores the role of executive assistants, challenges and benefits of delegation, tracking health data, optimizing diet, limitations of blood tests, connecting after events, and a conspiracy theory about insulin prices.