Ep.118 — Shreyas Doshi — Making of a Great Leader

Shreyas Doshi is a startup advisor who has formerly worked in the product teams of tech firms like Stripe, Twitter, Google, Yahoo. He regularly writes about product, strategy, org psychology, leadership, and life!

Important Links:

Twitter: [  / shreyas  ]
LinkedIn: [  / shreyasdoshi  ]

Show Notes:
00:00 - Intro Clip
03:20 - Main Podcast
11:42 - Operating with the owner mindset
14:52 - The LNO framework
17:23 - Getting good at leveraging time
26:46 - The antithesis principle
31:28 - Having a great manager
37:29 - Individual vs. group decision making
49:33 - Beware of certainty theater
54:19 - Social media: A global intelligence network
58:11 - Minimizing your opportunity costs
01:08:19 - Lessons from school at the workplace
01:24:26 - Tao Te Ching on leadership
01:27:17 - Being an invisible leader

And MUCH more including:
Shreyas’s childhood
Learning to unlearn
“Apple Pie” positions
The issue with following the rubric
Tight vs. weak grip


Books Mentioned:

The Science of Storytelling; by Will Storr
The Status Game; by Will Storr
Tao Te Ching; by Lao Tzu