How does reflection help founders grow?

Sam Parr

Co-Founder · Hampton

Avoid repeating mistakes

Sam Parr says founders can avoid repeating mistakes: he describes second-time founders looking at where they screwed up and deciding to avoid that mistake.

Marc Minor

Cofounder and CEO · Higharc

Learn faster

Marc Minor says looking back on his career made him realize fear of not knowing held him back for over a decade, and his advice is to start learning as fast as possible because nobody knows what they're doing.

The answer starts at 15:19.

Chip Conley

Founder & Executive Chairman · Modern Elder Academy

Gain wisdom

Chip Conley calls it a "wisdom hack": reflecting weekly on his biggest lessons and how they'll serve him, a practice he's kept for 38 years and uses with leadership teams.

The answer starts at 45:26.

Sarah Buchner

Founder & CEO · Trunk Tools, Inc.

Become better manager

Sarah Buchner says therapy and knowing your own patterns and reactions is the best thing you can do to become a better manager, since recognizing triggers lets you see outsized reactions as unrelated to the current situation.

The answer starts at 13:58.

Sridhar Ramaswamy

Chief Executive Officer · Snowflake

Gain important lessons

Sridhar Ramaswamy says every failure has important lessons, so founders can gain important lessons from their challenges.