Will Ahmed

Yeah, the unlock for me in that category has been... to be driven and grateful. And I feel like it's easy to get stuck on just the drive train and the dopamine system of, you know, when the company's worth a hundred million dollars or a billion dollars or $10 billion, you sort of keep telling yourself when I get to X, I'm going to be happy.

Yeah, the unlock for me in that category has been... to be driven and grateful. And I feel like it's easy to get stuck on just the drive train and the dopamine system of, you know, when the company's worth a hundred million dollars or a billion dollars or $10 billion, you sort of keep telling yourself when I get to X, I'm going to be happy.

And what's good about that from a drive standpoint is it drives you there. But of course, when you get there, there's sort of enormous letdown. And it's also, uh, You have to balance it with being grateful for the moment that you're in. And I think a lot of entrepreneurs worry that or sort of misinterpret gratitude as complacency. But I think they are fundamentally different things.

And what's good about that from a drive standpoint is it drives you there. But of course, when you get there, there's sort of enormous letdown. And it's also, uh, You have to balance it with being grateful for the moment that you're in. And I think a lot of entrepreneurs worry that or sort of misinterpret gratitude as complacency. But I think they are fundamentally different things.

And what's good about that from a drive standpoint is it drives you there. But of course, when you get there, there's sort of enormous letdown. And it's also, uh, You have to balance it with being grateful for the moment that you're in. And I think a lot of entrepreneurs worry that or sort of misinterpret gratitude as complacency. But I think they are fundamentally different things.

And they work different aspects of your brain. Like the drive system is dopamine and the gratitude system is serotonin. And both of those have a way of making you happier. Yeah.

And they work different aspects of your brain. Like the drive system is dopamine and the gratitude system is serotonin. And both of those have a way of making you happier. Yeah.

And they work different aspects of your brain. Like the drive system is dopamine and the gratitude system is serotonin. And both of those have a way of making you happier. Yeah.

No, I mean, so I would say my sort of, broad operating principle is that I want to be of service. And that's a helpful framing because just out of the gates, it makes it less about what you accumulate and more about what you do for your company or society or your customers or fill in the blank.

No, I mean, so I would say my sort of, broad operating principle is that I want to be of service. And that's a helpful framing because just out of the gates, it makes it less about what you accumulate and more about what you do for your company or society or your customers or fill in the blank.

No, I mean, so I would say my sort of, broad operating principle is that I want to be of service. And that's a helpful framing because just out of the gates, it makes it less about what you accumulate and more about what you do for your company or society or your customers or fill in the blank.

And beyond that, I also get to work in unlocking human performance and healthspan and this sort of like what I would call noble mission, which is around making people perform better and live longer. And so by not having – My sole mission be around revenue numbers or company valuation or those sorts of things.

And beyond that, I also get to work in unlocking human performance and healthspan and this sort of like what I would call noble mission, which is around making people perform better and live longer. And so by not having – My sole mission be around revenue numbers or company valuation or those sorts of things.

And beyond that, I also get to work in unlocking human performance and healthspan and this sort of like what I would call noble mission, which is around making people perform better and live longer. And so by not having – My sole mission be around revenue numbers or company valuation or those sorts of things.

I think that alone helps you get a little bit outside of the miserable successes, so to speak. And so it's very easy to... just gloss over numbers that get bigger and not really associate any meaning with them.

I think that alone helps you get a little bit outside of the miserable successes, so to speak. And so it's very easy to... just gloss over numbers that get bigger and not really associate any meaning with them.

I think that alone helps you get a little bit outside of the miserable successes, so to speak. And so it's very easy to... just gloss over numbers that get bigger and not really associate any meaning with them.

But when you go from getting one testimonial every six months to getting hundreds a week from people that are like, your product changed my life, and you get to stand in front of your company and read that to 500 people who are blood, sweat, and tears trying to make this product great. You feel something. I mean, there's a lot of gratitude for me that comes from that experience.

But when you go from getting one testimonial every six months to getting hundreds a week from people that are like, your product changed my life, and you get to stand in front of your company and read that to 500 people who are blood, sweat, and tears trying to make this product great. You feel something. I mean, there's a lot of gratitude for me that comes from that experience.

But when you go from getting one testimonial every six months to getting hundreds a week from people that are like, your product changed my life, and you get to stand in front of your company and read that to 500 people who are blood, sweat, and tears trying to make this product great. You feel something. I mean, there's a lot of gratitude for me that comes from that experience.