cover of episode Lessons from a first-time CEO — Steve El-Hage on learning everything the hard way

Lessons from a first-time CEO — Steve El-Hage on learning everything the hard way

2020/11/19
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Our third episode is with Steve El-Hage, co-founder and CEO of Drop, an electronics company that creates products powered by feedback by a massive community of enthusiasts and experts. Reflecting on his 8-year, heads-down grind since becoming a first-time founder at 22, Steve shares the lessons that he figured out the hard way, from revenue dropping off a cliff and painful pivots, to hiring blunders and severe burnout.