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How do certain early employees keep picking generational companies—again and again—before the rest of the world catches on? In this episode, we distill lessons from five such super-spotters whose resumes include Palantir, OpenAI, Facebook, Stripe, Linear, Figma, Notion, Slack, Box, Spotify, and Dropbox. You’ll learn the three rare traits they all look for, and how you can apply these signals to your own career and company-building.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
How “ludicrous” ambition shows up
The underrated signs of founder greatness
How to evaluate an early product
What a “Jurassic Park” moment in startups means
How to think about risk as an early employee
Tactics to “optimize for serendipity” when breaking into rocket ships
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