{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Undefeated Underdogs","title":"Steve Schlafman - This VC/founder believes being fluid in life is the ultimate ambition!","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/8f47aaa6\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4132,"description":"👉🏼 About the Guest:\nSchlaf is a Professional Transition Coach based in New York. He helps high performers in midlife manifest their next calling. He is also the creator of Where the Road Bends, a newsletter and podcast exploring personal evolutions and life transitions. In addition to being a girl dad, this is his life’s work.\n\n👉🏼 About the Host:\n\nSharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generates $30k ARR, which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck, where he helped build and nurture communities. He also grew his audience on Twitter from 200 to 20,000 using give-first principles and creating high-value content. Currently, he is the Head of Community at Threado and runs a newsletter called Sharath's CliffNotes alongside hosting this podcast.\n👉🏼 Description:\nTune in as Sharath and Schlaf discuss how to stay present as a founder, stepping away from social media, and forming writing habits.\nTimestamps:\n00:00: Episode Highlight\n2:14: Introduction to Steve Schlafman\n3:18: Why Schlaf is taking a break from social media\n7:28: Achieving success and goals while being online\n12:21: How social media affects your work as a founder\n22:13: How to build a life without social media\n26:33: How to live in the present\n30:00: The scariness of being present\n32:15: How being present affects work and business\n35:23: What success and ambition mean\n48:30: What was Schlaf's experience like as a founder? What are his future plans?\n53:05: How and when did Schlaf shift from Tactical Schlaf to Philosophical Schlaf\n55:25: How did Schlaf start writing and what are his habits?\n1:02:25: Where do founders struggle - early-stage, scaling, or other?\n1:07:40: Outro and closing thoughts\n👉🏼 Where to find Steve Schlafman:\nTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/schlaf\nInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/schlaf...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/fPNBnwO3rpJLKUKLTI4S0zQyoEJKk9soHfZbjuJQOaM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMzODA4LzE2ODEz/MTk1MDUtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}