Lexi Lewtan the founder of Centered, where she's building the Masterclass for Mental Health.
Previously she ran operations for AngelList's Talent Platform, scaling it from zero to $20m in revenue.
She has a deep background in the startup world, previously working at Hired & betaworks.
In this conversation you'll learn:
- lessons in recruiting & the 80/20 of hiring
- the business model behind AngelList Talent & Hired
- tools to help you deal with focus, anxiety, depression & work stress
- the difference between CBT & DBT
- why depression feels like playing life on "hard mode"
Let us know what you think on Twitter, I'm @bzaidi) and she's @lexilewtan)
Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 Preview
- 00:02:12 Lexi Intro – Betaworks, Hired, AngelList, Centered
- 00:03:36 Hired Raised $150mil – What Went Wrong?
- 00:07:23 Moving to AngelList
- 00:09:34 Superpower
- 00:12:24 Experiments at AngelList
- 00:15:50 Hiring Pricing Model – 15% of salary vs flat fee
- 00:21:30 Lessons In Recruiting
- 00:23:54 Scraping & Growth Hacking
- 00:26:57 80/20 Of Recruiting
- 00:29:35 Advice To New Grads
- 00:33:46 Centered Origin Story
- 00:35:57 CBT vs DBT
- 00:40:17 Tools For Mental Health
- 00:42:54 Focus: Planned Obsolescence
- 00:44:45 Motivation + Values
- 00:48:04 Tool for managing anxiety – “shut the door”
- 00:49:28 Managing Depression
- 00:51:00 Inner Child Exercises
- 00:53:37 Journaling
- 00:56:08 “Life Becomes Hard Mode” - Defining Depression
- 00:59:55 Future Of Mental Health
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