The Journey from Senior VP to Solopreneur | Elena Verna (Dropbox)
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[0:00] I have a huge impostor syndrome I've
[0:02] never shaken it off and if anything
[0:05] sometimes it flares up deeper and more
[0:08] aggressive than I've ever had it before
[0:10] imposter syndrome is not something you
[0:13] should shy away from or use them as
[0:15] excuse of why not to do something
[0:17] realize that you have imposter syndrome
[0:19] because you set unrealistic goals for
[0:21] yourself and use that as your superpower
[0:24] because now you will do extra work and
[0:27] extra research and you will really know
[0:29] your before you open your mouth
[0:31] today my guest is Elena Verna a
[0:34] solopreneur who has served as head of
[0:36] growth at companies like Dropbox
[0:38] amplitude Meo and more Elena and I
[0:40] talked about why she left a full-time
[0:42] role to work for herself the Five Laws
[0:45] of growth and the how they can be
[0:47] applied to your career and her advice
[0:49] for people who want to explore
[0:50] solopreneurship and going out on their
[0:52] own Elena is incredibly inspiring and I
[0:55] think you love our conversation be sure
[0:57] to like And subscribe for more
[0:58] interviews like this let's diving thanks
[1:00] so much for coming today super super
[1:03] interested in your career super
[1:04] interested in your growth framework so
[1:06] why don't we just dive in yeah let's do
[1:08] it thanks for having me so you spent the
[1:10] first phase of your career at Ser monkey
[1:12] where you kind of rose from a manager to
[1:14] the SVP and let me talk a little bit
[1:17] about that phase like what are some
[1:18] traits that really helped you grow at
[1:20] that company well I didn't just rise
[1:22] from a manager I actually Rose from
[1:25] entry level IC all the way to SVP and
[1:30] seven a