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Mar 11, 2021

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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