How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)
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Lenny Rachitsky (00:00:00): You basically spend all your time working with founders, and through that studying, you create frameworks and training and you use that in your work. I think that's what many, many founders are looking for is how do I avoid pain? Jonathan Lowenhar (00:00:11): To be a founder is a state of being, it's an attitude. To be a CEO is a craft....
The opener gives the guest a named reason to feel seen before the interview asks for expertise.
title: "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)" date: "2024-12-05" type: "podcast" guest: "Jonathan Lowenhar" channel: "Lenny's...
Uses we/us, uncertainty, or learner framing instead of performing authority.
Jonathan Lowenhar (00:03:38): Yeah, thank you. I'll tell a bit of origin story that I think ends up answering that question. Lenny Rachitsky (00:03:43): Let's...
Accepts praise without shrinking from it or turning it into a performance.
is beyond just, "What is the business change you can have?" The fantasy is, "Your books are in order." Your fantasy is all of your investors will sign off on the deal and you will have unanimous consent,...
Names a concrete strength, artifact, or contribution instead of offering generic praise.
is because you said yes, we can do something about it, and the bad news is I don't know what to fucking do. That's not my job." The point being, no one wants to work for the angry person. I don't care what...
Uses we/us, uncertainty, or learner framing instead of performing authority.
(01:33:58): That's right. Lenny Rachitsky (01:33:59): Awesome. Jonathan, thank you so much for being here. Jonathan Lowenhar (01:34:02): Lenny, this was so damn fun. Thanks for listening to my...
Accepts praise without shrinking from it or turning it into a performance.