What's a question you like asking — yourself or others?
"What's the biggest lesson we learned from this?" I love this question because it helps us extract value from both successes and failures, guiding future actions.
What should leaders understand about their own role and responsibility?
Leaders are more than just visionaries — they cultivate the team's environment. This means guiding with a clear vision, empowering the team, and fostering accountability. It's crucial because it creates an engaged team working cohesively towards success.
What shift in perspective has allowed you to see things differently?
I realized that a strong team identifies and tackles problems, not hides them. Since that moment, I see surfacing issues as a sign of a healthy team, not something to be annoyed by. What worries me most is when problems go unaddressed.
What's your secret sauce for building a great team?
Authenticity + Passion + Shared Mission. It fosters a team that's genuine, enthusiastic, and united towards a common goal.
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What's the biggest insight you learned in recent years?
It’s always a good idea to be connected to your product – even if you have to deal with high-level topics, always remember the things you offer.
What personal habit helped you accelerate your personal growth?
In one of the hardest times of my life so far, I started journaling for 1-2h on Sundays. Not digital, but with paper and pen. Always answering the same questions related to self, social life and work. This brutally honest and regular reflection once a week helped me identify problems early and iterate fast.
When times are tough, who or what is an anchor for you?
My co-founders are my anchor in work-related topics. Having an environment where failure is welcomed with a helping hand and where weakness is valued as openness, once you are down those people will drag you up.
What's a mistake that you're happy you've made?
When I was 16 (way before the internet) I founded a travel-partner agency to connect people from different backgrounds seeking travel companions. After a year, I had to close the agency due to a lack of customers and the confusion some callers had regarding the nature of the “service.” Despite this setback, I gained invaluable insights into sales, communication and people’s needs, solidifying my desire to run a business that helps people.