The Lessons I Wish I Had Then — My Gift to You

I spent years building a company that was, in many ways, both wildly successful and personally unsustainable. This time, I’m doing it differently. In this fireside chat, I’ll share the lessons I wish someone had handed me before I started — about power, pace, people, and self-preservation. This isn’t a teardown or a walk down memory lane. It’s a gift — from one founder to another — a blueprint most people don’t realize they need until it’s too late, and the foundation I’m building my next venture on. If you’ve ever asked yourself “How much should I get paid?”, or signed a document thinking “It’s fine, that probably won’t happen”, or been told “Don’t worry, it’s standard” — this talk is for you.