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Lessons from Luis Von Ahn, founder and CEO of Duolingo

On Education and Its Mission Von Ahn's core philosophy revolves around the democratizing power of education and the immense challenge of keeping learners motivated. 1. "I co-founded Duolingo with the mission of bringing free language education to the world." [1] 2. "Education is the passport
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Lessons from Eoghan McCabe, founder and CEO of Intercom

On Leadership and Authenticity 1. On the importance of being yourself: "You're fucking awesome. Be you more. Focus on what you're passionate about. Be real and real people will want to be around you and work with and for you." [1] 2. Authenticity in
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Lessons from Xavier Niel

On Disruption and Innovation 1. "You can break the codes of a sector and do what no one else has dared to do. Innovating is above all a state of mind." [1] * Original French: "Vous pouvez casser les codes d'un secteur et faire ce que
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Lessons from Sam Jacobs, founder and CEO of Pavillon

On Kindness, Empathy, and Values 1. "You don't have to be ruthless to get ahead—kindness will get you there faster." [1][2] This is the central thesis of his book, challenging the traditional "nice guys finish last" mentality in business. [1][2] 2.
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Lessons from Elena Verna

On Career and Solopreneurship 1. On the reality of leadership: "Leadership should have never been the end goal - only a step toward the ultimate unlock: career optionality." [1] 2. On finding your niche: "Generalization is the enemy” of solopreneurs. [1] 3. On the power of optionality:
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Lessons from Wade Foster, CEO of Zapier

On Founding and Early Days 1. On the genesis of Zapier: "We started the company as a side project. Three people – just, me and my co-founders – we had a problem that we wanted to solve for some of our consultant clients. We wanted to build something together because we
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Lessons from Bill Burnett, author of Designing your life

On the Philosophy of Life Design 1. "A well-designed life is a life that is generative—it is constantly creative, productive, changing, evolving, and there is always the possibility of surprise." [1][2] This core concept emphasizes that a well-lived life is not a static state but a
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Lessons from Nan Yu, Head of Product at Linear

On Product Philosophy and Strategy 1. Speed and quality are not a trade-off. Yu explains that for experts, speed is a result of competence, not of rushing or cutting corners. Skilled teams move faster because they have mastered their craft. [Lenny's Podcast, 1, 5, 12] 2. Avoid software
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