Ignacio Carcavallo

3x Founder | Founder Acceleration Coach | Helping high-performing founders scale faster with absolute clarity

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This is Brian Chesky.

He scaled Aribnb to $100B, but discovered the key to happiness wasn't his bank account.

I watched his talk with Steven Bartlett and was shocked at the insights he shared.

Here are 9 lessons for founders struggling through a crisis or battling loneliness:

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@AlexKudelka @HarryStebbings @WisprFlow There’s not a day in my life that I don’t use @WisprFlow - 20 years trying voice to text apps and FINALLY someone nailed it

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As I write them down, I realize how unsupported founders are — and how they don’t need to be.

What sentence lives rent-free in your mind?

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They are people.

Smart people.

Trying to do their best—for your company.

Spend 5 more minutes on the task.

10 more on the feedback call.

Watch the difference.

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Here’s something I’ve seen across 100s of founders, every time:

It’s easier to blame someone else for the failures.

And take responsibility for the wins.

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Unclear communicators are the recipe for vague resolutions.

Your employees aren’t ChatGPT.

You can’t keep giving half-explanations…

Then expect perfect answers on the third attempt.