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. "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 “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 philos
Brian Chesky on mentorship, Naval Ravikant on being impatient, and a chart on Spellbook's growth 0 0 Z Fellows Posts Brian Chesky on mentorship, Naval Ravikant on being impatient, and a chart on Spellbook's growth Brian Chesky on mentorship, Naval Ravikant on being impatient, and a chart on Spellbook's growth The Z Fellows Newsletter - November 3, 2025 Abhishek Jariwala November 03, 2025 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 abou
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