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Emma

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
3632 total appearances

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Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

And how often are you doing that? Are you doing that every day?

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

And how often are you doing that? Are you doing that every day?

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

And the other 16 to 18 hours you're working.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

And the other 16 to 18 hours you're working.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

I do that. I don't delete the messages, but I have to deal with everything that's in the inbox.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

I do that. I don't delete the messages, but I have to deal with everything that's in the inbox.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

No, and I think it probably does make you better. But going back to the work, is your expectation that everybody else is going to work like that around you? Because it can't be 22,000 little Michael Rubens running around 18-hour days only taking 20 minutes.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

No, and I think it probably does make you better. But going back to the work, is your expectation that everybody else is going to work like that around you? Because it can't be 22,000 little Michael Rubens running around 18-hour days only taking 20 minutes.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

And not everybody could live up to the expectations of being like that quick all the time.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

And not everybody could live up to the expectations of being like that quick all the time.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

And that's your expectation that on that level, the most senior leaders in the company have to be like that.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

And that's your expectation that on that level, the most senior leaders in the company have to be like that.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

100%.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

100%.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

Yeah. And someone else will be. I want to talk about the money because you just mentioned money that no one in your executive leadership team is in it for the money. Were you ever in it for the money? Because I think about so many people that, you know, they're in jobs, they're thinking about starting a business and they're like, I just want to make more money. I want things to be better for me.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

Yeah. And someone else will be. I want to talk about the money because you just mentioned money that no one in your executive leadership team is in it for the money. Were you ever in it for the money? Because I think about so many people that, you know, they're in jobs, they're thinking about starting a business and they're like, I just want to make more money. I want things to be better for me.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

Is that a good reason to want to become an entrepreneur or to start your own business? No.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

Is that a good reason to want to become an entrepreneur or to start your own business? No.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

Does that make you happy, by the way? Is that to you some sort of like, is there a sigh of relief when you say that? Or is it just so normal now? I just don't care. You've been rich for too long.

Aspire with Emma Grede
The Founder Playbook: How Michael Rubin Built Fanatics by Betting on Obsession

Does that make you happy, by the way? Is that to you some sort of like, is there a sigh of relief when you say that? Or is it just so normal now? I just don't care. You've been rich for too long.