Servant leader, student, future of work and AI in healthcare, storyteller, investor. Previously: Stanford Healthcare, UC Healthcare

San Francisco, CA
Joined October 2017
The Race Between Complexity and Control Ultimately, we all participate in the race between complexity and control. We are trying to survive and thrive and stand out and find a stable footing. drorpoleg.com/the-race-betwe…
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10,000 boomers retire a day 8-10% own a biz 2.4 million boring bizs for sale Problem: Their kids want to Tik Tok not take over a plumbing company, and scaling SMBs is hard Solution = invest in picks & shovels Enter, Contrarian Thinking Capital: boring biz infrastructure fund
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Quality people: are you a bullet or a barrel?
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“They can motivate their team, and they can edit themselves autonomously. Whenever you find a barrel, you should hire them instantly, regardless of whether you have money for them or whether you have a role for them. Just close them.” 3/3
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Years ago, I helped a toxic employee move on... We all came in the next day. It was like removing an invisible, dark cloud. People smiling. Moods instantly improved. I learned how much we underestimate the impact of negative people.
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TL;DR - Crumbl's advantages: ✅ Great product ✅ Iconic branding ✅ Leveraging social media ✅ Creating a sense of scarcity ✅ Investing in technology from day 1
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"I know a big questions on your mind is price. That question would be on my mind too. As you might imagine, there are several factors that affect pricing for what we offer. If I can ask you a few questions, that will allow me to provide the right pricing for you. Is that cool?"
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For this reason, you want to be strategic about when you launch: "The great irony is that once you start having numbers, investors start to really care what those numbers are.” —@caitlinbolnick1
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Business-wise, Levels will flourish as a company There's a massive market of fitness and health fanatics who will do and pay anything to stay at the forefront of their health. Look at Whoop, for example. Extremely expensive, but people are paying!
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So I would highly suggest going down more rabbit holes Just because a deal doesn’t work on the surface level doesn’t mean you shouldn’t dig deeper (as long as it’s good real estate) Yes it takes more time and yes it’s inefficient but the accrued knowledge is extremely powerful
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So, I implemented a retro-fitted 'Lite' version of EOS that seems more simple (I'll call this EOS Lite) I have all of our franchisees learn this system and implement themselves. I was recently featured on the Tropical MBA podcast about EOS: tropicalmba.com/neel-parekh-…
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Elon leads by reasoning from first principles, meaning that the only laws everyone must follow are the ones set by the physical universe. This spoke to me as I have always loved physics and comp sci and had chosen to study those things in college. /4
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But Obama appropriately traces some of the significant problems in our information environment to technology companies’ business models and design decisions.
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Why doesn’t Elon just buy Epic for $12B, sunset the entire product, quickly build a modern version, and voila - he has transformed American healthcare.
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Replying to @JoshuaOgundu
😬yup – at Miami Beach, FL
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The psychology of the leader is reflected in the teams they run. Some lessons I see over and again that can help your team move faster. 1/
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