Brian Chesky on mentorship, Naval Ravikant on being impatient, and a chart on Spellbook's growth

Welcome back to the Z Fellows newsletter! Every Monday we share 3 ideas - to help you build companies, ship products, and create your life's work.

1: Brian Chesky on mentorship

"I've been pretty shameless about seeking mentors, people that I could get time with.

I remember meeting somebody who's pretty well known, I said: how many people do you mentor? And they say: hardly any. I say: why not? And they said because nobody asks me.

I thought wow, well that's a good sign, I should be pretty shameless in asking.

Every step along the way I've been shameless, and I say shameless because I think people are too proud to ask for help. 

My point of view is I don't want thousands of people paying for my learning curve. That's ridiculous, so I should fast-track that."

Source: Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky | Full interview | Code 2018

2: Naval Ravikant on being impatient

“People talk about impatience. When do you know to be impatient? When do you know to be patient? My glib tweet on this was: “Impatience with actions, patience with results.” I think that’s a good philosophy for life.

Anything you have to do, get it done. Why wait? You’re not getting any younger.

You don’t want to spend your life waiting in line. You don’t want to spend it traveling back and forth. You don’t want to spend it doing things that aren’t part of your mission.

When you do these things, do them as quickly as you can and with your full attention so you do them well. Then be patient with the results because you’re dealing with complex systems and a lot of people.

It takes a long time for markets to adopt products. It takes time for people to get comfortable working with each other. It takes time for great products to emerge as you polish away.

Impatience with actions, patience with results.“

Source: How to Get Rich by Naval Ravikant

3: A chart on Spellbook’s growth

Spellbook is a Series B startup that builds an AI copilot for lawyers:

Source: Scott Stevenson, Co-Founder and CEO of Spellbook, on X

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- The Z Fellows Team

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