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• Amazon: How I quickly rose to VP (Ethan Evans)

  From 0 to VP: How I got promoted to VP at AmazonEthan Evans is a writer, career coach, course instructor, and retired VP at Amazon. During his 15 years at Amazon, he helped invent Prime Video, Amazon Video, the Amazon Appstore, Prime Gaming (formerly Twitch Prime), and Twitch Commerce. Ethan holds 70+ patents. Has reviewed 10,000+ resumes, conducted 2,500+ interviews, and made 1,000+ hires.In this episode, we discuss everything on:* Formula on growing and promotion in your career* Strategies on how to become a good manager* Why are bad managers good for you?* How do you hire for ownership?* Lessons from working with Jeff Bezos* How to build trust with your team and managers?* The Magic Loop (Career Playbook)* Mistakes new managers make* Why do some people’s careers stagnate?* Transitioning into managementSome key takeaways:* Follow the (secret) Magic Loop to speed up your career growth: do your current job well, ask your boss how you can help, do what they ask, suggest ways to help that align with your goals, and repeat.* Bouncing back from failure is simpler than you imagine. Acknowledge the error, gain knowledge from it, and put in continuous effort to rebuild trust. Despite an unsuccessful product launch at Amazon, Ethan earned back Jeff Bezos's confidence and was given a promotion.* Going from IC to Manger is a new career—10x in influence. Transitioning from individual contributor to manager requires a new skill set, and it's essential to recognize that you're changing careers. Being the best engineer or designer doesn't guarantee an executive role; the ability to influence other executives is crucial.Watch this interview today:Where to find Ethan Evans:* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethanevansvp* YouTube: Ethan Evan’s video* Website: https://www.ethanevans.comWhere to find Felix Lee:* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/felixleezd/* X: https://x.com/felixleezd* ADPList’s Newsletter: https://adplist.substack.orgIn this episode, we cover:0:00 - Introduction2:00 - Who is Ethan Evans?5:33 - Lessons from 80s, 90s8:48 - Who are Executives?10:37 - Executive vs Management14:34 - Mistakes managers make18:14 - How to transition into management?23:33 - Value of "bad" managers31:31 - The Magic Loop38:20 - Dark side of Magic Loop44:15 - Career stagnation48:30 - Failing Jeff Bezos55:04 - How to rebuild/build trust?57:10 - Hiring for ownership1:08:40 - Interview with Elon Musk1:14:36 - Handshake policy (no lawyers)1:21:00 - No return for offices1:26:25 - ResourcesResources:* Don Norman: 21st Century Design, Controversy, AI, Hard Problems, and Legacy. Watch on YouTube.* Guy Kawasaki: Lessons from Steve Jobs & Mindset to Achieve Greater Things. Watch on YouTube.* Julie Zhuo: Early Facebook Days, Leaving Meta & Building Data-Informed Products. Watch on YouTube.* Chris Do: Reveals Truth on Good Design, Money, Psychedelic, Storytelling and Legacy. Watch on YouTube.* Jakob Nielsen (Special Keynote): 10 Foundational UX Insights. Watch on YouTube.* Kunal Shah: How to Make Career Luck, Secret to Happiness. Watch on YouTube.Recommended Reads For You:* Design Career Ladder Cheatsheet (NEW)* How I got 50 job offers with zero experience* This is the 1 skill designers will need* What six years at FAANG taught me about designer growth* A guide to becoming a senior product designerSponsor ADPList’s Newsletter: https://www.passionfroot.me/felix or the BeMore Festival 2024: https://bemore.adplist.org/sponsorsQuestion: Who else should I interview next on ADPList Growth Series?Thank you for being a part of ADPList’s Newsletter! I hope you found it valuable. Forward it to a friend if you did, or share it on socials to get others thinking.I'll keep creating great stuff if you watch, listen, or read. I read every reply if you care to reply :). You might get an answer back.Until next week.Felix Lee Get full access to ADPList’s Newsletter at adplist.substack.com/subscribe

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• Guy Kawasaki: Why Some People Succeed and Others Fail

  Why Some People Succeed and Others Fail?Ever wonder what sets people like Steve Wozniak, Stacey Abrams, Mark Rober, and Jane Goodall apart? Why do some people seem to eat, sleep, and breathe “awesome?”In this episode, Guy Kawasaki joined me to discuss his life and career, patterns of successful people, Thinking Remarkable, brutally honest thoughts on Steve Jobs and Elon Musk, joining Canva, Advice to Young People, and more.He’s an extremely rare guest on any podcast 🔥, and we’re so humbled that Guy Kawasaki has agreed to come aboard ADPList’s Interview! This video interview is already on YouTube trending!Guy Kawasaki Interview—Lessons from Steve Jobs and How To Leap from Average to Exceptional In LifeGuy Kawasaki is the Chief Evangelist of Canva, the Author of Think Remarkable, and the Host of the Remarkable People podcast. He was also the Chief Evangelist of Apple (part of the original team responsible for marketing the Macintosh) and trustee of the Wikimedia Foundation.He has written 16 books, including The Art of the Start 2.0, The Art of Social Media, and Enchantment. He is also known as the father of modern evangelism and one of the most influential figures in marketing.In this episode, we discuss everything on:* Lessons working with Steve Jobs and Early Apple.* Early Life in Hawaii: The “Ohana” Culture.* The Importance of Connecting the Dots Backwards.* Why do some people succeed and others don’t?* 3 Traits to Be Remarkable in Life and Career.* How You Can Achieve Greater Things in Life. * Canva and the groundbreaking culture.* The Pursuit: Dropping out from Law School.* Silicon Valley v.s. Rest of the World.* Design Wars: Figma v.s. Canva v.s. Adobe.* Life & Career Advice for Younger People.Some takeaways:* Connect Your Dots Backwards—Success is not linear, focus on making the best decisions, not always the right ones, nurture growth, grit, and grace, don't let self-doubt hold you back, and create a growth mindset environment for success.* Traits of Remarkable People (Must Watch!)—Growth, Grit and Grace. Grit means keep going when things are no longer easy or fun; success comes from showing up, and is a skill that can be learned. Believing in a growth mindset and having heroes like Steve Jobs can inspire people to achieve more extraordinary things.* Mission-Led A**holes vs. Ego-Centric A**holes. Enough said about this, but Steve Jobs was a Mission-Led A**hole, not ego-centric. And in the interview, here’s what we can learn from it. * Grit Matters. Melanie Perkins teaches perseverance and the importance of surrounding yourself with people who are better at their jobs than you, as demonstrated by her experience with Canva.Listen now on YouTube (a must-watch)!Where to find Guy Kawasaki:* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guykawasaki/* Website: https://guykawasaki.com/remarkable-people/* (Free Course) How to be Remarkable: https://www.canva.com/learn/guy-kawasaki/Where to find Felix Lee:* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/felixleezd/* X: https://x.com/felixleezd * Newsletter: https://adplist.substack.comIn this episode, we cover:0:00 - Introduction2:24 - Hearing Lost6:34 - Childhood: Hard & Love9:28 - The Dropout11:10 - Lessons: Ohana & Hawaii15:15 - The Pivot: Life & Jane Goodall22:04 - Right Decisions26:10 - Think Remarkable: Patterns of Successful People28:28 - Mindset 1: Growth31:57 - Environment for Success34:22 - Mindset 2: Grit37:27 - Dream Big41:44 - Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew44:52 - Silicon Valley47:00 - Lessons from Steve Jobs50:43 - Mindset 3: Grace (not Elon Musk)55:00 - Guy Kawasaki joining Canva58:39 - Lessons from Canna1:02:54 - What's important to Guy Kawasaki?1:05:34 - Retiring1:07:33 - Canva vs Figma vs Adobe1:08:56 - Advice for Young PeopleResources for Leaders & Product Builders:* Don Norman: 21st Century Design, Controversy, AI, Hard Problems, and Legacy. Watch on YouTube.* Julie Zhuo: Early Facebook Days, Leaving Meta & Building Data-Informed Products. Watch on YouTube.* Chris Do: Reveals Truth on Good Design, Money, Psychedelic, Storytelling and Legacy. Watch on YouTube.* Jakob Nielsen (Special Keynote): 10 Foundational UX Insights. Watch on YouTube.* Kunal Shah: How to Make Career Luck, Secret to Happiness. Watch on YouTube.Recommended Reads For You:* Design Career Ladder Cheatsheet (NEW)* How I got 50 job offers with zero experience* This is the 1 skill designers will need* What six years at FAANG taught me about designer growth* A guide to becoming a senior product designerSponsor ADPList’s Newsletter: https://www.passionfroot.me/felixQuestion: Who else should I interview next on ADPList Growth Series? 🙏Thank you for being a part of ADPList’s Newsletter! I hope you found it valuable. Forward it to a friend if you did, or share it on socials to get others thinking.I'll keep creating great stuff if you watch, listen, or read. I read every reply if you care to reply :). You might get an answer back.Until next week.Felix Lee Get full access to ADPList’s Newsletter at adplist.substack.com/subscribe

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• How To Master Your Attention In Times of Distraction | Nir Eyal

  Our exclusive conversation with Nir Eyal, Best-Selling Author of Hooked and Indistractable. Previously, he taught as a Lecturer in Marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Design School, and sold two technology companies since 2003.Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World | A conversation with Nir EyalNir Eyal is the author of two bestselling books, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. His books have resonated with readers worldwide, selling over 1 million copies in over 30 languages.Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. Nir previously taught as a Lecturer in Marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. In this episode, we discuss* #1 World’s Cause of Death.* Distraction vs Traction (and why it matters).* Most Dangerous Distractions you don’t even notice.* Why you should NOT use To-Do Lists.* Power of Time-Boxing Calendar* Setting Right Intentions* Rise of AI in our lives* Longevity/Bio-hacking: Reality of this (must-watch!)* When do you over-optimize yourself?* The Hardcore Mindset of David Goggins.* What is the Meaning of Life for Nir Eyal?* Advice to Young People.Some key takeaways* Why focus is a real asset in today’s world? Everything is on the other side of controlling your attention and your time—this is truly how we choose our lives. Only the top 1% in every industry will eventually learn and grow this habit. If you want to be the best, watch this.* The goal is not to finish what you set out but to be in the present. The goal is not to finish anything; it's to work on whatever you want to do for as long as you said you would without distraction. This trains your mental discipline to be able to be focused in any environment.* Don’t reply to emails first thing in the morning. 👀 You should continue watching to hear more about this; it’s very, very interesting.* STOP using To-Do Lists; use Time-Box Calendar instead. This methodology researched by Nir Eyal will keep you focused on a daily basis down into the minutes; it’s very, very effective. I’ve already been on it since a year ago, and remains to be the best yet.Watch this full exclusive interview here.In this episode, we cover:0:00 - Introduction1:11 - #1 Cause of Death3:47 - Distraction6:27 - Dangerous Distractions7:44 - Focus vs Regret10:23 - Myth vs Method12:42 - "To-Do List" Is Harmful15:07 - "Time-Box Calendar"18:03 - Intentions19:50 - Focus Strategy24:05 - Artificial Intelligence30:19 - AI Opportunity36:00 - Bio-hacking vs Overdoing40:19 - Optimization: Real vs Scam45:42 - David Goggins49:50 - Meaning of Life54:55 - Advice to Young PeopleSponsor ADPList’s Newsletter: https://www.passionfroot.me/felixFree resources included:* Online book, Indistractable: http://geni.us/indistractable* Indistractable bonus content is here: http://www.nirandfar.com/indistractable/* Indistractable summary article: https://www.nirandfar.com/skill-of-the-future/* Timeboxing article: https://www.nirandfar.com/timeboxing/* Values article: https://www.nirandfar.com/common-values/* Nir’s free habit tracker tool: https://www.nirandfar.com/habit-tracker/* Nir’s free schedule maker tool: https://www.nirandfar.com/schedule-maker/* List of Nir’s top articles: https://www.nirandfar.com/best-articles/* ADPList’s YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/adplistWhere to find Nir Eyal:* LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nireyal/* Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/nirandfar* Twitter - https://twitter.com/nireyal* Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/nirandfar/* Instagram - http://instagram.com/neyal99Where to find Felix:* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/felixleezd/* X: https://x.com/felixleezdReach your goals faster with the guidance of the world’s top leaders:* Chris Do: Reveals Truth on Good Design, Money, Psychedelic, Storytelling and Legacy. Watch on YouTube.* Julie Zhuo: Early Facebook Days, Leaving Meta & Building Data-Informed Products. Watch on YouTube.* Don Norman: 21st Century Design, Controversy, AI, Hard Problems, and Legacy. Watch on YouTube.* Jakob Nielsen feat. Sarah Gibbons: State of UX, Generalist, AI and Leadership. Watch on YouTube.* Kunal Shah: How to Make Career Luck, Secret to Happiness. Watch on YouTube.If you find this post valuable, check out our top posts:* What six years at FAANG taught me about designer growth* A guide to becoming a senior product designer* This is the 1 skill designers will need🎉 Join ADPList Meetups Near You* 🇺🇸 San Francisco | Config Commons, June 25th: https://lu.ma/souzal3i* 🇺🇸 New York City, June 26th: https://lu.ma/l5vkrdgq* 🇺🇸 Houston | Config Watch Party Day 1 & Day 2, June 26-27th: Day 1: https://lu.ma/tc7jedjy, Day 2: https://lu.ma/u451sbtz* 🇺🇸 San Francisco | Config After Party, June 27th: https://lu.ma/rshkf0of* 🇸🇬 Singapore’s Config APAC Afterparty, July 4th: https://lu.ma/70rbgfcg* 🇩🇪 Berlin, July 4th: https://lu.ma/stm1btvx* 🇵🇱 Poznań, July 12th: https://lu.ma/k6z1ajzn👉 Can’t find your city and want to host one? It takes 10 minutes (i.e. pick a date and location), and you get to meet awesome people from our community. Start today!Thank you for reading ADPList’s Newsletter. I hope you found it valuable. Forward to a friend if you did or share on social to get others thinking.I'll keep creating great stuff if you keep watching, listening, or reading. I read every reply if you care to reply :). You might get an answer back.Until next week.Felix Lee Get full access to ADPList’s Newsletter at adplist.substack.com/subscribe

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• War on Creativity | Chris Do

  Our exclusive conversation with Chris Do, an Emmy award-winning designer, director, CEO, and Chief Strategist of Blind and the founder of The Futur. This is now our top trending video in the past 24 hours.Disclaimer—this interview is deeply personal, where Chris Do opens up insider frameworks from his talks, to help individuals grow personally and professionally.Chris Do Reveals Truths On Creativity, Money, Psychedelic, Storytelling, and LegacyChris Do is an Emmy award-winning designer, director, CEO, and Chief Strategist of Blind and the founder of The Futur—an online education platform with the mission of teaching 1 billion people how to make a living doing what they love.He currently serves as the chairman of the board for the SPJA, and as an advisor to Saleshood. He has also served as an advisory board member for AIGA/LA, Emmys Motion & Title Design Peer Group, Otis Board of Governors, Santa Monica College, and Woodbury University.Deep questions we explored with Chris Do:* Psychedelic boosting human creativity—truth or myth?* Is originality worth as much today?* Most powerful framework for storytelling* Guide to pricing your creativity and design * Is Creativity born or trained?* Science Behind Viral Video Creations* Value of Content Creation & Creators* What people don’t see behind “overnight success”* Guide to Pricing Your Creativity and Work* Hard Truths on Parenting (must-listen)* Advice to young people and individualsSome key takeaways:* Genius Storytelling Framework. Storytelling is the operating system of the human brain. Every good story needs to have a character that has a want, and there's an obstacle. When telling stories or marketing, it's important to understand the character's flaws, wants, and obstacles to connect with them.* Pricing: Time vs Value. It’s the world’s biggest myth that the more time you spend on your work, the more valuable it is and the more a client should pay. In fact, it’s quite the opposite as Chris would describe—in no scenario will someone want to pay more for a longer time. (watch)* Nurturing your creativity. This is all about shading in more colors than the environment that you were originally born into. This means exposing yourself to as many experiences and people as possible; your world’s color will dramatically change as a result.In this episode, we cover:0:00 - Introduction2:10 - Early days of Chris Do6:11 - Starting at 519:20 - Untold Success13:02 - Content Creation19:42 - Storytelling24:03 - 3 Rules for Storytelling29:49 - Hero's Journey Framework (Joseph Campbell)33:33 - Greatest Storytelling37:03 - Originality43:12 - Creativity vs Originality46:38 - Psychedelic49:18 - Creativity: Nature vs Nurture54:52 - Money vs Creative58:03 - Viral Video (64M views)1:03:31 - Guide to Pricing Your Work1:10:34 - Legacy1:14:24 - Life Lesson1:15:49 - Advice to Young People1:20:00 - Resources▶️ Watch this full interview with Chris Do!——Where to find Chris Do:* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thechrisdo/* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thechrisdo/* YouTube: The Futur’s ChannelWhere to find Felix:* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/felixleezd/* X: https://x.com/felixleezdReach your goals faster with the guidance of the world’s top leaders: * Julie Zhuo: Early Facebook Days, Leaving Meta & Building Data-Informed Products. Watch on YouTube.* Don Norman: 21st Century Design, Controversy, AI, Hard Problems, and Legacy. Watch on YouTube.* Jakob Nielsen feat. Sarah Gibbons: State of UX, Generalist, AI and Leadership. Watch on YouTube.* Kunal Shah: How to Make Career Luck, Secret to Happiness. 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• How to Get Lucky in Career? (ft. Kunal Shah)

  Kunal Shah is one of the most well-known and admired product leaders and audacious founders in India. He is the CEO and founder of CRED, an Indian-based fintech startup valued at over $6 billion. Prior to CRED, he founded three other startups, including Freecharge, which he sold for over $400 million to Snapdeal. He has also been an advisor to India’s most influential organizations. In our conversation, we discussed:* How to seek truth and life-changing opportunities.* Hard truths about our insecurities (and how to deal with them).* Discovering the potential curve of your career & life.* Why struggling and suffering is important for you.* Fallacy of Work-Life Balance.* Why success is not a result of inheritance/nepotism.* Powerful lessons from the third-largest economy, India.* What Kunal looks for when investing in products.* Indian CEOs in Tech.* Is the world progressing for better or worse?* Why money and being rich, isn’t what you think it is.* Advice for young people.Some key takeaways:* How to find life-changing opportunities—Invest in curiosity, understand human behavior, identify inefficiencies, have a betting mindset, be open-minded, and focus on creating value in various forms as a founder and product builder. Approach things with a betting mindset, be open to being proven wrong and focus on creating value in various forms, not just money.* Success vs. Inheritance—Success is not inherited but a result of individual struggle. Everyone has a different path to success, with extreme success often coming from a lower starting point and life events playing a significant role in determining the direction and degree of success.* Role of Luck—Luck is real. Luck plays a role in success, but it's not the only factor. Hard work, talent, and support from others also contribute to achieving success. You can change this by fighting against your comfort zones and familiarity. “When was the last interesting thing you did?”* Truth-seeking—Leaders should actively work to challenge their assumptions. Keeping an open mind and demonstrating the ability to change your beliefs broadens your perspective, leading to faster and better decision-making.* Relationship with Money—It is a function of what you’ve not had in life. Money seems important when you don't have it, but it becomes less important as you realize there are other things that matter more in life.Watch the full YouTube video today.Where to find Kunal Shah:* Kunal Shah’s X: https://twitter.com/kunalb11* Kunal Shah’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kunalb11/Where to find more resources:* ADPList’s Website: https://adplist.org/* Subscribe to our channel: https://youtube.com/adplistIn this episode, we cover:(0:00) - Introduction(1:55) - Kunal's Story to CRED(7:12) - Seeking truth(10:03) - "Why"(11:19) - Inefficiencies(13:13) - Bet on things(15:17) - Connecting dots(19:07) - Power of shame(21:03) - Luck(25:49) - Truth about insecurities(30:07) - Public validation(32:38) - Love, hate relationship(33:58) - Success vs. privilege(38:18) - Curve of potential(39:36) - Gift of suffering(41:19) - Parenting(43:25) - Ambitions vs. work-life balance(47:08) - Indian CEOs(49:32) - Important Lessons from India(52:27) - Curse of capital(53:36) - How Kunal invests in startups(56:07) - Hard work(57:30) - Is the world getting better or worse?(59:50) - Money(1:00:56) - Advice to young people—ADPList is building every person’s trusted access to knowledge sharing. Join over 195K+ learners and meet your mentor. We’re on a mission to give the world the freedom to grow together. Get full access to ADPList’s Newsletter at adplist.substack.com/subscribe

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