Sam Corcos, the CEO and Co-founder of Levels, discusses the transformative power of virtual assistants and delegation for achieving greater productivity. He shares his journey of mastering delegation, the importance of feedback loops, and tools like Loom and Notion for team communication. Corcos emphasizes leveraging continuous glucose monitors to enhance personal health insights, exploring how food choices affect glucose levels and overall well-being. The conversation also touches on strategic networking and aligning personal values with time management.

Sam Corcos, Founder and CEO of Levels, built a $300 million business on a writing-first culture. He discusses how strategic memos and structured documentation can enhance communication and decision-making. Corcos emphasizes the importance of accurately framing problems to find effective solutions, highlighting practices like 'Async Week' for productivity. He also shares insights on using video summaries for feedback and the value of creating high-quality content to engage teams and foster organizational clarity.

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, CEO of Levels, shares insights on how continuous glucose monitors can revolutionize health by showing food's impact on our bodies. The conversation explores mastering time management and the importance of a reverse bucket list for achieving personal satisfaction. Listeners also learn about the interplay between resilience and reputation, effective mental models for decision-making, and the benefits of cold therapy. Corcos' perspectives on happiness, risk, and innovation provide actionable strategies for better living.

Sam Corcos, Co-founder and CEO of Levels, shares insights into successful fundraising strategies and the critical role of investor meetings. He emphasizes the value of taking as many VC meetings as possible, revealing common missteps founders make. Corcos advocates for theatrical pitches while also highlighting the importance of genuine communication. He discusses how to leverage investors effectively, forge valuable relationships, and the impact of post-IPO operators as angels. His journey reflects on balancing risk, team dynamics, and the unpredictability of entrepreneurship.

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