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Dec 2023
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Why Looking for the Right Founder Is Imp...

ALEX HORMOZI
About this episode

“It takes years, not months.” Today, Alex (@AlexHormozi) discusses the importance of finding the right founder for a company. He emphasizes the qualities and traits they look for in founders when considering investment opportunities.

Welcome to The Game w/Alex Hormozi, hosted by entrepreneur, founder, investor, author, public speaker, and content creator Alex Hormozi. On this podcast you’ll hear how to get more customers, make more profit per customer, how to keep them longer, and the many failures and lessons Alex has learned on his path from $100M to $1B in net worth.

Timestamps:

(1:47) - Three disqualifying traits for founders: ego, lack of focus, emotional reactivity.

(4:50) - Impact of leadership dynamics on company's success.

(6:36) - Strategies for improving focus and judgment in team selection.

(9:45) - Ego: talk less, listen more, test self-awareness.

(12:22) - Work on yourself to become worthy of success.

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(This episode is a re-run. Original airdate was May 03, 2022)

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