So the @jasonlk account on Twitter finally crossed 100,000 followers. I’m not sure the most popular tweets are necessarily the absolute best, but it’s still interesting to see what resonated most with folks over the years.
Here are The Top 10 @Jasonlk Tweets of All Time! Well, at least so far!
#1:
First time reporting to a CEO?
3 simple things to learn:
– admit your mistakes. CEOs make even more of them. They get it.
– end excuses. Those don't work anymore.
– when you bring up a problem, make sure you also bring a solution.
Do just this, you'll excel.
— Jason ✨BeKind✨ Lemkin #ДобісаПутіна (@jasonlk) April 3, 2019
#2:
What I learned from 5 weeks in Beijing + Shanghai:
– startup creation + velocity dwarfs anything in SF
– no one in China I met is remotely worried about U.S. or possibly even cares
– access to capital is crazy
– scale feels about 20x of SF
– endless energy
– not SV jaded https://t.co/NcTq9mXdjE— Jason ✨BeKind✨ Lemkin #ДобісаПутіна (@jasonlk) January 18, 2018
#3:
Spouse teams don't work – Eventbrite
Solo founders don't work – Zoom
Need to move to SF – Shopify
Winner takes all – MarketoRemind me the other rules again
— Jason ✨BeKind✨ Lemkin #ДобісаПутіна (@jasonlk) September 21, 2018
#4:
Tough lesson for CEOs to learn:
You have to treat Great employees differently from Good ones
Great ones want their careers enabled, want you to have their back, and want no politics. That's about it. Let them run.
Good ones want many other, varied things. And need much more.
— Jason ✨BeKind✨ Lemkin #ДобісаПутіна (@jasonlk) February 25, 2018
#5:
Try this exercise as CEO:
* Create brand new email account
* Fire up IncognitoThen ..
* Sign up for your app from scratch, slowly
* Click on support
* Try full onboarding
* Read wiki
* Try each feature anew
* Use it on AndroidYou'll find so many things you .. can't believe
— Jason ✨BeKind✨ Lemkin #ДобісаПутіна (@jasonlk) August 28, 2020
#6:
You think startups are about a great idea
But in the end they are about being great at recruiting
— Jason ✨BeKind✨ Lemkin #ДобісаПутіна (@jasonlk) September 6, 2018
#7:
To be a great CEO,
You have to enjoy telling certain stories over and over again
Sometimes 100s of times
— Jason ✨BeKind✨ Lemkin #ДобісаПутіна (@jasonlk) March 21, 2019
#8:
Stuff I've lost interest in as i got Older:
– pro sports. faux tension
– cars. who cares
– fancy dinners. gout-in-waiting
– fancy house. what's pointStuff I care more about:
– helping others' careers
– working with amazing CEOs
– doing stuff truly at scale
– family time— Jason ✨BeKind✨ Lemkin #ДобісаПутіна (@jasonlk) January 14, 2018
#9:
If the CEO doesn't seem at least a little bit intense,
Join a different start-up
— Jason ✨BeKind✨ Lemkin #ДобісаПутіна (@jasonlk) September 4, 2020
#10:
Founders notice everything.
Every bug,
Every screwed up deal,
Every employee that didn't give it their all,
Everything every competitor does,
Every moment that ever mattered.Everything that matters.
Just make sure you keep most of it to yourself.
— Jason ✨BeKind✨ Lemkin #ДобісаПутіна (@jasonlk) October 3, 2018
And some more top tweets here.
