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EP5: Sam Corcos, founder/CEO of Levels ($12m Seed), on lessons from early startups, why he took a year off before starting Levels, how he spent his time, and why he's building a radically open company/culture
Manage episode 314073845 series 3279229
Conversation with Sam Corcos, CEO of Levels health, who is a prolific serial entrepreneur and building one of the most exciting companies in healthcare today. Levels is a groundbreaking product that helps people track their blood glucose in real-time to understand and improve their metabolic health.
We talk about key lessons Sam learnt from his first few startups, why he took a year off before starting levels, how he honed in on the idea for Levels, his approach towards building a radically open company, and areas he's most excited about for the next 5-10 years.
This episode is packed with real insight into what it's like to be a serial founder, and full of actionable advice on how to explore ideas, find purpose, and work hard without burning out.
Episode Highlights:
- Early startups and nomadic adventures
- Building a high-trust culture that supports risk taking
- Thoughts on hiring as a matching problem
- Why (and how) he's building a radically open company
- Biggest lessons from Sightline Maps and CarDash
- Building effective co-founder / interpersonal relationships
- Sam's framework for choosing what problems to work on
- Why he took a year off before Levels and how he structured his time
- Approach to network management and maintenance
- Approach to time management while exploring ideas
- How he converged on the Levels idea and product
- What Sam's excited about for the next 5-10 years
- Thoughts on synthetic biology
- Sam's superpowers and how he's honed them
Links:
- Check out Levels' product and unlock your metabolic health
- Follow Sam on Twitter at @SamCorcos
- Read more about why Levels is building in public
- Levels' internal company podcast
Hit subscribe to keep up with new episodes!
41 episodes
Manage episode 314073845 series 3279229
Conversation with Sam Corcos, CEO of Levels health, who is a prolific serial entrepreneur and building one of the most exciting companies in healthcare today. Levels is a groundbreaking product that helps people track their blood glucose in real-time to understand and improve their metabolic health.
We talk about key lessons Sam learnt from his first few startups, why he took a year off before starting levels, how he honed in on the idea for Levels, his approach towards building a radically open company, and areas he's most excited about for the next 5-10 years.
This episode is packed with real insight into what it's like to be a serial founder, and full of actionable advice on how to explore ideas, find purpose, and work hard without burning out.
Episode Highlights:
- Early startups and nomadic adventures
- Building a high-trust culture that supports risk taking
- Thoughts on hiring as a matching problem
- Why (and how) he's building a radically open company
- Biggest lessons from Sightline Maps and CarDash
- Building effective co-founder / interpersonal relationships
- Sam's framework for choosing what problems to work on
- Why he took a year off before Levels and how he structured his time
- Approach to network management and maintenance
- Approach to time management while exploring ideas
- How he converged on the Levels idea and product
- What Sam's excited about for the next 5-10 years
- Thoughts on synthetic biology
- Sam's superpowers and how he's honed them
Links:
- Check out Levels' product and unlock your metabolic health
- Follow Sam on Twitter at @SamCorcos
- Read more about why Levels is building in public
- Levels' internal company podcast
Hit subscribe to keep up with new episodes!
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