90,000 Hours (Private)

We have all heard the founder's story. The kind they make movies about. The kind of founders who see unimaginable success and build massive brands that the whole world knows about.

Or the other kind of founder story. The founder whose startup fails. Who loses the company, the money, and sometimes even themselves along the way.

But there’s another version of the founder story. What happens when the startup ends… but the founder doesn’t start again? What if instead, they take their entrepreneurial skills and instincts to another organisation as an employee?

In this episode, we talk to Printo’s co-founder Lalana Zaveri and Leap.Club’s co-founder Anand Sinha to unpack what it means to think like a founder even when you are not one anymore. It’s got lessons for everyone on ownership and finding the rhythm amidst ambiguity and chaos.

Have thoughts about this episode? Write to Rahel (rahel@the-ken.com) or Vidhatri (vidhatri@the-ken.com).

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Credits:
Written and produced by Rahel Philipose, Vidhatri Rao
Edited by Rajiv CN

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What is 90,000 Hours (Private)?

You’ll spend 90,000 hours at work in your lifetime. How do you make that time count?

90,000 Hours is a weekly podcast from the newsroom of The Ken that helps you navigate today’s changing world of work, where the traditional 40-year career is gone, entry-level jobs are being replaced by artificial intelligence, and staying relevant means constantly reinventing yourself.

Hosted by Rahel Philipose, the show features conversations with the people creating, breaking, and rewriting the way we work.