How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)

2024-12-05 · 95 min · 38 entities

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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://amazon.com/Five-Dysfunctions-Team-Leadership-Fable/dp/0787960756
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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://amazon.com/Untethered-Soul-Journey-Beyond-Yourself/dp/1572245379
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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://amazon.com/Magic-Box-Paradigm-Framework-Acquisitions/dp/0692778047
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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://amazon.com/Who-Geoff-Smart/dp/0345504194
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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://amazon.com/Traction-Startup-Achieve-Explosive-Customer/dp/1591848369
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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrah%27s_Entertainment
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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://penname.co/
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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://paulgraham.com/foundermode.html
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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://auraframes.com/
→ references Those Founder Mode Memes Keep Coming website

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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/04/those-founder-mode-memes-keep-coming
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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://enjoythework.com/founder-mode-is-a-dangerous-red-herring
→ references Facebook Buys Instagram For 1 Billion website

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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://archive.nytimes.com/dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/04/09/facebook-buys-instagram-for-1-billion
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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://augie.studio/

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mentioned Five Dysfunctions Team Leadership Fable book

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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://amazon.com/Five-Dysfunctions-Team-Leadership-Fable/dp/0787960756
mentioned Untethered Soul Journey Beyond Yourself book

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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://amazon.com/Untethered-Soul-Journey-Beyond-Yourself/dp/1572245379
mentioned Magic Box Paradigm Framework Acquisitions book

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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://amazon.com/Magic-Box-Paradigm-Framework-Acquisitions/dp/0692778047
mentioned Who Geoff Smart book

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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://amazon.com/Who-Geoff-Smart/dp/0345504194
mentioned Traction Startup Achieve Explosive Customer book

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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://amazon.com/Traction-Startup-Achieve-Explosive-Customer/dp/1591848369
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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://amazon.com/Five-Dysfunctions-Team-Leadership-Fable/dp/0787960756
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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://amazon.com/Untethered-Soul-Journey-Beyond-Yourself/dp/1572245379
references Magic Box Paradigm Framework Acquisitions book

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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://amazon.com/Magic-Box-Paradigm-Framework-Acquisitions/dp/0692778047
references Who Geoff Smart book

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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://amazon.com/Who-Geoff-Smart/dp/0345504194
references Traction Startup Achieve Explosive Customer book

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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://amazon.com/Traction-Startup-Achieve-Explosive-Customer/dp/1591848369
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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://penname.co/
mentioned Foundermode website

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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://paulgraham.com/foundermode.html
mentioned auraframes.com website

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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://auraframes.com/
mentioned Those Founder Mode Memes Keep Coming website

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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/04/those-founder-mode-memes-keep-coming
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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://enjoythework.com/founder-mode-is-a-dangerous-red-herring
mentioned Facebook Buys Instagram For 1 Billion website

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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://archive.nytimes.com/dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/04/09/facebook-buys-instagram-for-1-billion
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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://penname.co/
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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://paulgraham.com/foundermode.html
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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://auraframes.com/
references Those Founder Mode Memes Keep Coming website

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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/04/those-founder-mode-memes-keep-coming
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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://enjoythework.com/founder-mode-is-a-dangerous-red-herring
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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://archive.nytimes.com/dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/04/09/facebook-buys-instagram-for-1-billion

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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrah%27s_Entertainment
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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrah%27s_Entertainment
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Link in episode "How a great founder becomes a great CEO | Jonathan Lowenhar (co-founder of Enjoy The Work)": https://augie.studio/
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Episode description as stored

Jonathan Lowenhar is the co-founder of Enjoy The Work, an executive coaching firm that helps founders become great CEOs. Over the past decade, Enjoy The Work has supported over 165 founders on their journey to becoming better leaders. In our conversation, we discuss: • The difference between being a founder and being a CEO • Common failure modes for startup CEOs and how to avoid them • The four key elements of an effective go-to-market strategy • A framework for evaluating potential acquisitions: the magic box paradigm • How to find and hire the best people • How to build a repeatable GTM machine • Why founders need to trust their intuition • Much more — Brought to you by: • Pendo —The only all-in-one product experience platform for any type of application • OneSchema —Import CSV data 10x faster • Vanta —Automate compliance. Simplify security — Find the transcript at: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-a-great-founder-becomes-a-great-ceo-jonathan-lowenhar — Where to find Jonathan Lowenhar: • X: https://x.com/jlowenhar • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jlowenhar/ • Enjoy the Work: https://etw.live/lenny — Where to find Lenny: • Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com • X: https://twitter.com/lennysan • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/ — In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Jonathan’s background (02:56) Understanding the rhythm of well-run companies (09:20) The founder mode vs. manager mode debate (12:05) Common company failure modes (13:36) Common CEO failure modes (25:25) The magic box paradigm for selling your startup (43:07) Advice for founders on building relationships (49:28) Hiring and building an amazing team (57:11) Types of executives: architect, optimizer, scaler (59:45) Working backward in hiring (01:02:54) Four key components of a go-to-market strategy (01:15:01) Trusting founder intuition (01:19:12) Founder vs. CEO: different roles, different skills (01:20:52) Closing thoughts and lightning round — Referenced: • Founder mode memes: https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/04/those-founder-mode-memes-keep-coming/ • Founder mode: https://paulgraham.com/foundermode.html • “Founder Mode” Is a Dangerous Red Herring: https://enjoythework.com/founder-mode-is-a-dangerous-red-herring/ • Magic Box Paradigm: A Framework for Startup Acquisitions : https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Box-Paradigm-Framework-Acquisitions/dp/0692778047 • Facebook Buys Instagram for $1 Billion: https://archive.nytimes.com/dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/04/09/facebook-buys-instagram-for-1-billion/ • Chris Voss on X: https://x.com/fbinegotiator • Who : https://www.amazon.com/Who-Geoff-Smart/dp/0345504194 • Brian Chesky on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianchesky/ • Joe Gebbia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgebbia/ • Nathan Blecharczyk on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blecharczyk/ • 4 questions Shreyas Doshi wishes he’d asked himself sooner | Former PM leader at Stripe, Twitter, Google: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/shreyas-doshi-live • Traction: How Any Startup Can Achieve Explosive Customer Growth : https://www.amazon.com/Traction-Startup-Achieve-Explosive-Customer/dp/1591848369 • Adam Grant on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adammgrant/ • This will make you a better decision maker | Annie Duke (author of “Thinking in Bets” and “Quit,” former pro poker player): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/making-better-decisions-annie-duke • How to identify your ideal customer profile (ICP): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-to-identify-your-ideal-customer • How to get your marketing team to drive more impact: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-to-get-your-marketing-team-to • The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable : https://www.amazon.com/Five-Dysfunctions-Team-Leadership-Fable/dp/0787960756 • The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself : https://www.amazon.com/Untethered-Soul-Journey-Beyond-Yourself/dp/1572245379 • Will & Harper on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81760197 •