#1327 Sam Corcos on How To Run A High-Performance Startup
The Pomp Podcast
Anthony Pompliano
4.8 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 14 March 2024
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Sam Corcos is the Founder & CEO of Levels. In this conversation, we talk about how to run a high performing startup, calendar management, team management, personal productivity tips, decision making, networking, and more.
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| 0:00.0 | What's up, everyone? This is Anthony Pompliano. Many of you know me as Pomp. You're listening to the Pomp |
| 0:07.7 | podcast, which is my effort to find the most interesting people in the world and sit with them for hours while I ask questions in an effort to learn. So it would mean the world to me if you would subscribe to the show on your favorite audio platform, watch episodes on YouTube, |
| 0:21.1 | and tell your friends and family about the podcast. My goal is to help millions learn from the |
| 0:26.5 | world's most interesting people. So let's get in to today's episode. Today's episode is with |
| 0:32.4 | Sam Corkos, the founder and CEO of Levels. In this conversation, we talk about how to run a high-performance startup. |
| 0:39.5 | He keeps up with 1,000 people per quarter, how he does calendar management, how he manages |
| 0:44.0 | his to-do list, what personal productivity tips and tricks Sam uses and then teaches other |
| 0:49.0 | founders, and then why he says it's best to think of a company as a team, not a family, |
| 0:54.0 | how writing is an |
| 0:54.8 | active thinking, and the more complex the tool, the less useful it is. |
| 0:59.5 | This episode is packed with insights, and I think that you will walk away smarter and know |
| 1:04.1 | better how to run a company, especially a high-performance startup. |
| 1:08.1 | And so here is my conversation with Sam Corkos. |
| 1:12.2 | Anthony Pompleano runs Pomp Investments. All views of him and the guests on his podcast are |
| 1:17.7 | surely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Pomp investments. You should not treat |
| 1:22.2 | any opinion expressed by Pomp or his guest as a specific inducement to make a particular |
| 1:27.2 | investment or follow a particular investment or |
| 1:28.1 | follow a particular strategy, but only as an expression of his personal opinion. This podcast is |
| 1:33.4 | for informational purposes only. Today's episode is brought to you by Base. Base is making it their |
| 1:39.5 | mission to bring a billion people on chain. What exactly is Base? It's a layer two offering a seamless experience for both builders and users. |
| 1:48.0 | With near zero gas fees and rapid transaction speeds, basis shaping the future of the on-chain |
| 1:52.7 | world. |
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