Jake and Jonathan
Jake and Jonathan (formally Product Breakfast Club) is a behind the scenes look at how some of the best companies in the world design their products. Jake Knapp, NY Times best-selling author of "Sprint", has helped companies like Slack, Nest and 23andMe build successful products. Jonathan Courtney, … read more
71: Mona Patel on How to find your Dream Mentor
All-time favorite guest Mona Patel—Founder & CEO of Motivate Design—is back to chat with Jonathan in another AMAZING episode! This is a really fun episode that’s also PACKED with great advice. Some of the topics discussed in this episode:
- What matters to Mona in building a company?
- How does Mona deals with people problem at Motivate Design?
- The difference between a President and a CEO
- The importance of self awareness in a founder
- New Island vs Old Island metaphor & managing big change in a company
- The importance of R&D & Thinking Time
- Jonathan’s _Temperature Checks _at AJ&Smart
- Loneliness in entrepreneurship & how to avoid it
- Relationship banks & Canvas Strategy
- Why you should do your research before asking someone for help
- And last but not least, HOW TO INTIMIDATE MEN!
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LinksProduct Breakfast Club #49: MONA PATEL on Starting and Growing a Multi–Million Dollar Design Agency
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Book: Reframe: Shift the Way You Work, Innovate, and Think—Mona Patel
Book: The Thing About Swings—Mona Patel
Book: Traction: How Any Startup Can Achieve Explosive Customer Growth — Gabriel Weinberg
Book: Scaling Up — Mastering the Rockefeller Habits 2.0—Verne Harnish
EO Network—The World’s Only Peer-to-peer Network Exclusively for Entrepreneurs
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Your Hosts:- Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek
- Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream
- Follow AJ&Smart on Instagram or Twitter: @ajsmartdesign
- Write into the podcast: pbc@ajsmart.com
- Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com
- Show notes by @amrkhalifeh
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