Molly Graham on Founder Depression and Executive Team Dynamics
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For today’s essential Heretics 101 feature, Kelli and Nolan have a candid discussion with Silicon Valley operator Molly Graham on founder depression, imposter syndrome, executive team dynamics, and building business-first people operations at scaling companies.
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KEEP UP WITH MOLLY, NOLAN + KELLI ON LINKEDIN
Molly: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mograham/
Nolan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nolan-church/
Kelli: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellidragovich/
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00 ) Intro
(00:43 ) Origin of “Giving Away Your Legos”
(02:28 ) Emotions at Work
(02:49 ) Meet Bob the Monster
(04:15 ) Founder Depression Reality
(06:27 ) The Emptiness of Startups
(08:00 ) Life as a Barter Economy
(09:14 ) “I Can’t Do Math” - Professional Moron Strategy
(12:00 ) Growth Solves All Problems
(13:00 ) When Leaders Hate Each Other
(14:20 ) 50% Executive Hiring Success Rate
(17:00 ) 18-Month Executive Tenure
(18:34 ) Business First, Not Happiness
(21:00 ) Era of Excess Is Over
(21:51 ) Best Interview Question
(22:05 ) Wrap
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