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Tobi Lütke: Empowering a World of Rebels | Knowledge Project Podcast

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The Knowledge Project Podcast - 152 with Tobi Lütke - Calm Progress (https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-pod...) Celebrated entrepreneur and Shopify co-founder and CEO Tobi Lütke discusses how Shopify endured through the COVID-19 pandemic, why he’s so optimistic about the future, the differences between founders and CEOs, how his job has changed as Shopify has grown over the years, how to fight bureaucracy, how he thinks about innovation in a large company, and how he manages to keep his head when everyone else is losing theirs, among other topics. -- 00:00 - Intro 01:04 - How to lead through troubles 03:05 - Maintaining focus through chaos 09:33 - CEO vs. founders 18:28 - Taking risks 24:50 - On hiring vs. promoting talent 31:13 - How to fight bureaucracy in a company 40:36 - How Tobi thinks about compensation 46:03 - What businesses can learn from programming 01:01:42 - Why Tobi loves technology 01:04:37 - On leveraging technology 01:08:17 - …...more
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Intro

0:00

How to lead through troubles

1:04

Maintaining focus through chaos

3:05

CEO vs. founders

9:33

Taking risks

18:28

On hiring vs. promoting talent

24:50

How to fight bureaucracy in a company

31:13

How Tobi thinks about compensation

40:36

What businesses can learn from programming

46:03

Why Tobi loves technology

1:01:42

On leveraging technology

1:04:37

Does tech make us more productive?

1:08:17

On accurate vs. useful ideas

1:13:50

On identity and status

1:16:30

How to stay calm through the chaos

1:22:56

How Tobi thinks about second and third-order effects of decisions

1:27:33

Rapid grants

1:38:22

“Future-forecasting” decisions in a company

1:41:07

Tobi’s thoughts on conformity

1:47:36

Tobi’s thoughts on the Infinite Game

1:54:06

How Tobi fixed his sleep

2:06:46

What Tobi used to spend time on that’s now wasteful

2:18:03

What technology Tobi is most excited about

2:25:45
Tobi Lütke: Empowering a World of Rebels | Knowledge Project Podcast
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2022Nov 15
The Knowledge Project Podcast - 152 with Tobi Lütke - Calm Progress (https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-pod...) Celebrated entrepreneur and Shopify co-founder and CEO Tobi Lütke discusses how Shopify endured through the COVID-19 pandemic, why he’s so optimistic about the future, the differences between founders and CEOs, how his job has changed as Shopify has grown over the years, how to fight bureaucracy, how he thinks about innovation in a large company, and how he manages to keep his head when everyone else is losing theirs, among other topics. -- 00:00 - Intro 01:04 - How to lead through troubles 03:05 - Maintaining focus through chaos 09:33 - CEO vs. founders 18:28 - Taking risks 24:50 - On hiring vs. promoting talent 31:13 - How to fight bureaucracy in a company 40:36 - How Tobi thinks about compensation 46:03 - What businesses can learn from programming 01:01:42 - Why Tobi loves technology 01:04:37 - On leveraging technology 01:08:17 - Does tech make us more productive? 01:13:50 - On accurate vs. useful ideas 01:16:30 - On identity and status 01:22:56 - How to stay calm through the chaos 01:27:33 - How Tobi thinks about second and third-order effects of decisions 01:38:22 - Rapid grants 01:41:07 - “Future-forecasting” decisions in a company 01:47:36 - Tobi’s thoughts on conformity 01:54:06 - Tobi’s thoughts on the Infinite Game 02:06:46 - How Tobi fixed his sleep 02:18:03 - What Tobi used to spend time on that’s now wasteful 02:25:45 - What technology Tobi is most excited about -- OUR FREE NEWSLETTER: https://fs.blog/newsletter/ 📈  OUR MOST POPULAR INTERVIEWS 🎬  The Full Story of Naval Ravikant:    • The Angel Philosopher Naval Ravikant ...   🎬  Bill Ackman - Getting Back Up:    • Bill Ackman: Dealing with Haters, My ...   🎬  Secrets to Healthy Relationships with Esther Perel:    • Secrets to Healthy Relationships | Es...   🎙 Listen to the show  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1VyK52N... GET IN TOUCH 🌍 Our website - www.fs.blog JOIN OUR COMMUNITY https://fs.blog/membership/ ABOUT THE KNOWLEDGE PROJECT Like the mentor you’ve always dreamed of having, The Knowledge Project shares timely yet timeless lessons for work and life. Past guests include Naval Ravikant, Daniel Kahneman, Jim Collins, Angela Duckworth, Seth Godin, Melanie Mitchell, & Esther Perel.
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