What’s your favorite ritual or meeting in your team?
My favorite ritual in our team is sharing our "fucksess" stories — situations where we initially failed but learned valuable lessons from it. Our mantra is "Fail fast and learn faster," and this practice reinforces that mindset.
What personal habit or behavior helped you accelerate your personal growth?
Staying consistent and nurturing a curiosity for learning have profoundly impacted my growth. These habits drive continuous evolution and openness, enabling me to tackle challenges with a positive and innovative mindset. One idea that helped me accelerate was exploring the concept of "anti-fragility" by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, which suggests that some things gain from disorder. This perspective can transform how we approach uncertainty and adversity.
What book do you recommend the most?
I highly recommend "A New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle. It teaches the importance of living in the present moment and finding true happiness within ourselves, rather than through material possessions or achievements.
What's your secret sauce for building a great team?
Listening to what people really enjoy doing and for what topics they are really invested in — and trying to make that at least 60-70% of their daily work.
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What should leaders understand about their own role and responsibility?
Your own time and energy is the most precious resource you have. Use it wisely, and learn what gives you energy, and what saps you. In the early years of building something, you need to throw a huge amount of time at it - and do many things you perhaps don’t like doing. But as you scale, it’s vital to take a step back and build a business that can grow rapidly beyond the time you put into it.
What shift in perspective has allowed you to see things differently?
It may sound simple, but realizing and truly understanding that we are all different and driven by different things has made a significant impact on me. This insight has changed the way I approach relationships and leadership.
What’s a guiding principle that informs the way you build and run your business?
One of our core values at Cozero is radical candor. It is the idea that the willingness to repeatedly enter uncomfortable situations to speak the truth benefits everyone in the long run. We believe that in order to grow and improve as an organization, we need to create an environment where our team is not afraid to challenge processes and decisions. Making this a core value guides us in difficult situations when it’s not clear which road to take.
What's a mistake that you're happy you've made?
I'm happy I chose a highly regulated market, even though it was tough. It taught me a lot about patience, attention to detail, and the importance of doing things right. These lessons have made me better at what I do.