growth mindset of a founder

One of the qualities I admire most in my co-founder Samir is that he consistently puts himself in uncomfortable situations to grow.

Samir is one of the best engineers I know. There is nothing I believe he cannot build — and build well.

Lately, he has been learning sales because he believes that will help our company win.

At a recent public event, everyone was asked to introduce themselves. I’ve done this hundreds of times. I have a method. It lands. I’ve moved past the awkward phase.

Samir hasn’t, but he showed up anyway. I could feel the awkwardness of an extremely technical person learning to speak in front of a crowd.

He is consistently making himself uncomfortable — speaking at events, talking to customers, learning from other salespeople.

I read somewhere that the success of a company depends on the compounding rate of its founders.

Samir compounds every single day.