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“Who Are You If the Company Doesn’t Exist?”
Building Billion Dollar Companies Without Losing Yourself, a framework by Jason Cohen
Jason Cohen has built and scaled companies worth billions, but this conversation goes far beyond growth. He speaks candidly about the moments when success starts creating a different kind of problem: burnout, questioning around identity, and knowing when the role you built for yourself no longer fits you.
We talk about the framework that helped him realize stepping back as CEO was the right decision, the traps founders can live inside for years without noticing, and how to build something meaningful without sacrificing everything else that matters.
— Chapters
00:00
Why being a great CEO stops at 50 people
1:15
01:15
The 2 billion dollar developer tool exit
0:56
02:11
The real reason to step back from a winning startup
3:02
05:13
Why chasing a sky-high valuation is a trap
4:57
10:10
The "personal hell" interview question that filters for culture
4:50
15:00
How to use AI to test for employee ownership
2:14
17:14
The 3 career traps founders always fall into
7:37
24:51
Basecamp's strategy: why you should cap your company at 30 people
2:48
27:39
How company management breaks at 10, 30, and 100 employees
5:16
32:55
Why true wealth means writing a book that doesn't make money
2:08
35:03
Why “no” doesn’t mean the deal is dead
6:51
41:54
Spending rules: how daily objects reveal who you are
5:38
47:32
The 90-day enjoyment list that changes how you spend money
5:06
52:38
Postpartum depression: the dark side of a founder exit
5:33
58:11
Why making the same money as a standard job isn't a failure
6:23
1:04:34
Finding a purpose when you have nothing left to prove
4:34
1:09:08
Why this multi-unicorn founder built his own publishing software
5:10
1:14:18
The countdown to irrelevance if you leave the game
7:10
1:21:28
Navigating post-exit life without losing your mind
2:07
1:23:35
The single value definition that stops corporate mistakes
5:21
1:28:56
Redefining "above and beyond": why working overtime is bad for culture
5:56
1:34:52
Outro & where to find Jason Cohen online
0:08