TODAY'S GUEST John Zeratsky is a bestselling author of Sprint and Make Time, and has reached millions with articles in The Wall Street Journal, TIME, Harvard Business Review, Wired, Fast Company, and other outlets.
He's a former Design Partner at GV (Google Ventures), where he developed a Design Sprint methodology alongside former guest of the podcast, Jake Knapp, and where he supported many of GV's most successful investments, including Slack, One Medical, and Blue Bottle Coffee. Before that, John was a design leader for YouTube, Google Ads, and FeedBurner.
Today, John is a Co-Founder and General Partner at Character, a venture fund where he supports technology startups with capital and sprints.
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TIMESTAMP CHAPTERS
[4:27] Life During Covid
[9:13] Early Childhood Guiding Forces
[12:35] Alignment and Incentives
[16:19] A Tech Journey
[30:42] On Being a Designer
[36:22] On Being a Designer at a VC
[42:54] Making Investment Decisions
[49:22] The Evolution of the Design Sprint
[56:16] Scaling the Portfolio
[1:00:52] The Creation of Sprint
[1:06:26] The Creation of Make Time
[1:09:49] Building Character
[1:16:22] A Short Sermon
EPISODE LINKS
* **John's Links**
+ 🌎 John Zeratsky Website
+ 📘 Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day
+ 📘 Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days
+ 🌎 The Design Sprint
+ 🌎 Character
+ 💼 **LinkedIn:** LinkedIn Profile
+ 📣 **Twitter:** @jazer
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