Secret Leaders

Learn about the origins of Entrepreneur First and starting a business without a model. Discover the qualities they look for in founders and their belief in megalomania. Get insights into the importance of mentorship and a growth mindset. Explore the challenges of managing AI and the significance of aligning skills with company focus.

In this episode you will learn; How he started his career in Russia working for the infamous Mark Rich as an ‘intrapreneur’ and what that process taught him about business. The value of being a sole founder His definitions on focus, and how important that can be for someone who describes himself as ‘easily distracted’. How he started an MBA knowing he’d most likely come towards the bottom of the class but still be one of the only people to start an actual business - and he was right on both fronts. And lots more of course. --SponsorsVorboss - get better internet: https://vorboss.com/secretleadersVanta - get 20% off security certifications like ISO27001 and SOC2: https://vanta.com/secretleadersVertice - save on your SaaS or cloud spend ($5k off or a free benchmark) using the code secretleaders: https://www.vertice.one/l/secretleaders--NewsletterSign up here: https://secretleaders.email/You can find our historic newsletters here: https://www.secretleaders.com/episodes--You can listen to the other Secret Leader's interviews mentioned in this episode here: Charles Tyrwhitt – How Founder Nicholas Wheeler Went From an Aston Martin to Global Domination Just Eat – How David Buttress Co-Founded and Built a £5.5bn Company Jo Malone – The Alchemist Devoted to Spreading the Poetry of Scent Huel: How to Become a Food and Drink Millionaire with Julian Hearn Slack: Cal Henderson - An Engineer’s Fairytale Story Alain De Botton - Finding Answers to Life’s Tricky Questions Atomic Habits - Little things can transform your life DECIEM - a tale of tragedy and beauty with CEO Nicola Kilner Trinny Woodall reveals her surprising, untold startup journey - from dotcom bust to beauty boom today Myprotein: How to bootstrap a £500 overdraft into a £350m exit, with Founder Oliver Cookson After his startup IPOd in record time everything fell apart, with Eve Sleep co-founder Kuba Wieczorek MedMen:what went wrong at the cannabis industry’s first unicorn, with Founder and former CEO Adam Bierman MasterClass: how to get over a stutter and attract A-listers like Anna Wintour and Martin Scorsese, with Founder & CEO David Rogier Duolingo Founder: Being a genius, inventing CAPTCHA & getting 500m users - Luis Von Ahn